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FROM   THE   LIBRARY  OF 
REV.    LOUIS    FITZGERALD    BENSON.   D.  D, 

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PRINCETON   THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY 


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BOSTON: 
TICKNOR    AND    FIELDS. 

1864. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congre*.s,  in  the  year  1864,  bj' 

TICKXOR    AND    FIELDS, 

in  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  District  of  Massachusetts. 


Unmversity   Press  : 
Welch,    Bigelow,   and  Com  p. 
Cambridge. 


THE  present  collection  of  Hynms  for  Public 
Worship  is  made  upon  the  basis  of  the 
"  Book  of  Hymns  "  by  the  same  compilers,  with 
considerable  omissions  and  additions,  and  a  new 
arrangement. 

Gathered  around  the  central  idea  of  God  as 
the  Present  Spirit  and  the  Indwelling  Life  of 
all,  these  Hymns  will  be  found  to  present  Na- 
ture as  His  outward  manifestation  ;  the  human 
Spirit  as  His  more  intimate  revealer,  and  its 
experiences  as  the  steps  of  its  growth  in  union 
with  Him ;  human  Life  as  the  doing  and  bear- 
ing His  will ;  and  Human  history  as  the  process 
of  His  education  of  the  race. 

It  is  believed  that  this  Book  of  Hymns  will 
be  found  to  embody  the  most  earnest  relio-ious 
fiiith,  united  with  the  largest  hope  and  the  most 
advanced  thouofht  of  the  time. 


S.  LONGFELLOW, 
S.  JOHNSON. 


Boston,  January,  1864. 


Digitized  by  tine  Internet  Archive 

in  2010  with  funding  from 

Calvin  College 


http://www.archive.org/details/hymnsofspiritOOIong 


CONTENTS. 


I.   WORSHIP. 

r.  USUAL  PUBLIC  WORSHIP.  Hymss. 

Invocation  .         .         .         •         •         .         .         1-16 
Invitation         .         .         .         .         .         .  17-24 

Introduction        .         .          .  .  .  .25-64 

Supplication,  and  General  Praykks     .  65  -  9'J 

Prayer,  65,  66.  The  Lord's  Prayer,  67,  68.  'Its  several  Petitions, 
69  -  78.    For  Strength,  81,  84.   For  Spiritual  Life,  85.    For  Peace, 
87.    For  God's  Presence,  88,  89.     For  Wisdom,  90.     For  Man- 
liness and  Freedom,  91.     In  Trial  and  Temptation,  92  -  94.    For 
Guidance,  95  -  97.     For  Comfort,  98. 
Adoration  and  Praise      .         .         .         .100-125 

Benediction    ......         126-151 

n.  SPECIAL  OCCASIONS. 

Seasons  of  the  Day  .         .         .         .152-187 

Seasons  of  the  Year   ....         188-203 
Thanksgiving  Festival     ....     204  -  207 

The  Family 208-213 

Funeral 214-220 

Church  and  Ministry     ....         221  -  236 
Dedication,  221-223.   Anniversary,  224,  225.   Fellowship,  226  - 
229.     Ordination,  230,  231.     Ministers,  232,  233.      Sunday  School, 
234,  235. 

Charitable  Meetings         .         .         .         .     237  -  240 

Reform  Meetings    .....         241  -  250 

The  Nation .251-263 

Miscellaneous         .....         264  -  272 

Christmas,  264.      Pentecost,  2G5.     Agricultiu-al,  266      At  Sea, 
267-270.     Traveller's  Hymn,  271.     Universal  Prayer,  272. 


VI  CONTENTS. 


II.    GOD  AND  HIS  MANIFESTATIONS.    . 

I.  GOD  IN  HIMSELF. 

His  Being  .......  273  -  278 

His  Eternity  AND  Sovereignty      .  .  279-283 

His  Omnipresence  and  Omniscience         .  284-290 

His  Holiness  and  Justice     .  .  .  291  -  294 

His  Love 295-306 

His  Providence        .....  307-315 

II.  GOD  IN  NATURE 316-330 

III.  GOD  IN  THE  SOUL. 

The  Spirit  in  Man 331-335 

Calls  OF  THE  Spirit         ....  336-343 

Wandering  AND  Return     ....  344-351 

Inward  Struggle    .....  352  -  365 

Seeking  Eest      ......  366  -  374 

Spiritual  Desires  ....  375-415 

Aspirations  for  God,  375-377.  For  Holiness,  378-380.  For 
Watchfulness,  331,  382.  For  Faith,  385-387.  For  Truth,  .388. 
For  Obedience,  390,  391.  For  Liberty,  392,  393.  For  Life  in  God, 
394,  395.  For  Peace,  396,  397.  For  Resignation,  398  -  401.  For 
a  Childlike  Spirit,  402,  403.  For  Consecration,  404,  405.  For 
Inspiration,  408-410.     For  Nearness  to  God,  411  -415. 

Consecration  AND  Resolution  .  .  .     416-431 

Inward  Communion         ....         432-450 

Trust  and  Peace 451  -  486 

Faith  and  Jo^i 487  -  524 

Love 525  -  535 

Personal  Character      ....         5;i6  -  550 
Purity,  536,  537.     Humility,  538,  539.     Contentment.  540.    Pa- 
tience, 541,  542.     Watchfulness,  543.     Courage  and  Perseverance, 
544.     Independence,  545.     Conscientiousness,  546,  547.     Houeafcy 
and  Sincerity,  548.     Pradence,  549.    Steadfastness,  550. 

IV.  GOD  IN  THE  LIFE. 

Opening  of  Life         .....     551  -  556 
Consecration  and  Purpose  of  Life        .         557  -  566 


CONTENTS.  Vll 

Action 507-578 

Conflict  AND  THE  Cross         .         .         .  579-586 

Affliction          ......  587-610 

Close  OF  Life          .....  611-619 

The  Life  Beyond 620  -  632 

V.  GOD  IN  HUMANITY. 

In  all  Ages 633  -  639 

The  Hebrew  Prophets       ....  640  -  641 

Christianity  ......  642  -  658 

The  Protestant  Reformation  .          .          .  659-663 

The  Pilgrim  Fathers     ....  664-666 

The  Present  Age 607  -  684 

The  Coming  Age 685-717 


I. 

WOKSHIP. 


I.    PUBLIC   WORSHIP, 
n.     SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 


I.      PUBLIC     WORSHIP. 


INVOCATION. 
1. 

THE    DAY-SPRING    FROM    ON    HIGH. 
P.    M. 

Day-spring  of  Eternity ! 
Dawn  on  ns  this  moming-tide  ; 
Light  from  Light's  exhaustless  sea ! 
Now  no  more  Thy  radiance  hide ; 
But  dispel  with  glorious  might 
All  our  night. 

Let  the  morning  dew  of  Love 

On  our  sleeping  conscience  rain  ; 

Gentle  comfort  fi'om  above 

Flow  through  hfe's  long-parchdd  plain  ; 

Water  daily  us,  Thy  flock, 

From  the  Rock. 

Let  the  glow  of  love  destroy 
Cold  obedience  faintly  given  ; 
Wake  our  hearts  to  strength  and  joy 
With  the  flushing  eastern  heaven  ; 
Let  us  tnily  rise,  ere  yet 

Life  be  set. 


PUBLIC   WORSHIP. 

2. 

INVOCATION. 
L.    M. 

Thou  Power  and  Peace !  in  whom  we  find 
All  holiest  strength,  all  purest  love, 
The  rusliing  of  the  mighty  ™id. 
The  brooding  of  the  gentle  dove,  — 

Forever  lend  Thy  sovereign  aid. 
And  urge  us  on,  and  keep  us  Thine ; 
Nor  leave  the  hearts  which  Thou  hast  made 
Fit  temples  of  Thy  gi^ace  divine. 

Nor  let  us  quench  Thy  saving  light ; 
But  still  with  softest  breatliinffs  stir 
Our  wayward  souls,  and  lead  us  right, 
O  Holy  Spu'it,  Comforter ! 

3. 

INVOCATION. 

7s  M. 

Sovereign  and  transforminfj  Grace  ! 
We  invoke  Thy  quickening  power ; 
Reign,  the  spirit  of  this  place  ; 
Bless  the  pur[D0se  of  this  hour. 

Holy  and  creative  Light ! 
We  mvoke  Thy  kindhng  ray  ; 
Dawn  upon  our  spirits'  night. 
Turn  our  darkness  into  day. 

To  the  anxious  soul  impart 
Hope  all  other  hopes  above  ; 
Sth'  the  dull  and  hardened  heart 
With  a  longmg  and  a  love. 


INVOCATION. 

Give  the  struggling  peace  for  strife, 
Give  tlie  doubting  light  for  gloom ; 
Speed  the  living  into  life, 
Warn  the  djhig  of  their  doom. 

Work  in  all ;  m  all  renew 
Day  by  day  the  hfe  divine ; 
All  oui'  wills  to  Thee  subdue, 
All  our  hearts  to  Thee  incline  ! 


4. 


CREATOR    SPIRIT. 

L.  M. 

O  COME,  Creator  Spirit  blest ! 
Within  these  souls  of  Thine  to  rest ; 
Come,  with  Thy  grace  and  heavenly  aid, 
To  fill  the  hearts  which  Thou  hast  made. 

Come,  holy  Spirit !  now  descend  ; 
Most  blessed  gift  which  God  can  send ; 
Thou  Fire  of  Love,  and  Fount  of  Life ! 
Consume  our  sins,  and  cahn  our  strife. 

With  patience  firm  and  purpose  high 
The  weakness  of  our  flesh  supply ; 
Kindle  our  senses  from  above, 
And  make  our  hearts  o'erflow  with  love. 

Far  fi:om  us  drive  the  foe  we  dread. 
And  grant  us  Thy  true  peace  instead ; 
So  shall  we  not,  with  Thee  to  guide. 
Turn  fi:om  the  paths  of  life  aside. 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 


5. 

CREATOR    SPIRIT. 
L.    M. 

O  Source  of  uncreated  Light ! 

By  whom  the  worlds  were  raised  ft'om  night 

Come,  visit  every  waiting  mind  ; 

Come,  pour  Thy  joys  on  human  kind. 

Plenteous  in  gi'ace,  descend  from  high, , 
Rich  m  Thy  matchless  energy  ; 
From  sin  and  sorrow  set  us  free. 
And  make  Thy  temples  worthy  Thee. 

Cleanse  and  refine  our  earthly  parts, 
Inflame  and  sanctify  our  hearts, 
Our  frailties  help,  our  vice  conti'ol. 
Submit  the  senses  to  the  soul. 

Thrice  holy  Fount !  Thrice  holy  Fire  I 
Our  hearts  with  heavenly  love  inspire ; 
Make  us  eternal  truths  receive. 
Aid  us  to  live  as  we  believe. 

Chase  from  our  path  each  noxious  foe, 
And  peace,  the  fniit  of  love,  bestow  ; 
And,  lest  our  feet  should  go  astray, 
Protect  and  guide  us  on  our  way. 

6. 

COME,    HOLY    SPIRIT. 

7s  M. 

Come,  Thou  holy  Spirit !  come. 
Shine  from  Thy  celestial  home 
Into  hearts  that  make  Thee  room ! 


INVOCATION. 

Come,  Thou  Father  of  the  poor  ! 
Come,  with  treasures  wliich  endure, 
Enter  now  oui*  humble  door. 

Thou,  of  all  consolers  best, 
Visitmg  the  troubled  breast. 
Come,  a  dear,  abiding  guest. 

Thou,  in  toil  oui'  comfort  sweet, 
Pleasant  coolness  in  the  heat. 
Solace  of  the  weary  feet ! 

Light  most  blessed.  Light  divine  ! 
Fill  these  faithful  hearts  of  Tliine, 
On  our  inmost  being  shine. 

Upon  dry  hearts  pour  Thy  rain  ; 

Wash  away  the  sinful  stain ; 

Heal  our  womids  and  still  our  pain. 

Bend  the  stubborn  heart  and  bold. 
Melt  the  frozen,  warm  the  cold. 
Guide  the  wanderer  to  the  fold ! 


7. 

STRENGTH,    LOVE,    AND    LIGHT. 
6  &  4s  M. 

Come,  Thou  almighty  Will ! 
Our  fainting  bosoms  fill 

With  Thy  great  power : 
Strength  of  our  good  intents, 
Gui'  tempted  hour's  defence. 
Calm  of  faith's  confidence, 

Come,  in  this  hour  ! 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

Come,  Thou  most  tender  Love  ! 
Within  our  spirits  move, 

Their  sweetest  guest : 
Extinguish  passion's  fire. 
Exalt  each  low  desire. 
To  deeds  of  love  inspire, 

Quickener  and  llest  I 

Come,  Light  serene  and  still ! 
Otir  darkened  spirits  fill 

With  Thy  clear  day : 
Guide  of  the  feeble  sight. 
Star  of  griefs  darkest  night, 
Reveal  the  path  of  right. 

Show  us  Thy  way  I 


8. 

THE    COMFORTER. 
P.   M. 

Holy  Spirit,  Infinite ! 
Shine  upon  our  spirit's  night 
With  Thy  blessed  inward  light. 
Comforter  Divine ! 

Like  the  dew.  Thy  peace  distil ; 
Guide,  subdue,  our  wayward  will ; 
Things  of  God  reveahng  still, 
Comforter  Divine  ! 

In  us,  for  us,  intercede, 

And  with  voiceless  yearnings  plead 

Our  unutterable  need. 

Comforter  Divine ! 


INVOCATION. 


Search  with  us  the  depths  of  God, 
Bear  us  up  the  starry  road 
To  the  heights  of  Thine  abode, 
Comforter  Divine ! 


9. 

THE    DIVINE    SPIMT. 

C.  M. 

Spirit  divine  !  attend  our  prayer, 
And  make  our  hearts  Thy  home ; 

Descend  with  all  Thy  gracious  power ; 
Come,  holy  Spirit,  come  ! 

Come  as  the  lio;ht ;  to  waitino;  minds 
That  long  the  truth  to  know. 

Reveal  the  narrow  path  of  right, 
The  way  of  duty  show. 

Come  as  the  fire  ;  enldndle  now 

The  sacrificial  flame. 
Till  our  whole  souls  an  offering  be. 

In  love's  redeeming  name. 

Come  as  the  dew  ;  on  hearts  that  pine 

Descend  in  this  still  hour, 
Till  every  barren  place  shall  o^vn 

With  joy  Thy  quickening  power. 

Come  as  the  wind ;  sweep  clean  away 

What  dead  within  us  lies, 
And  search  and  fi'eshen  all  our  souls 

With  living  energies. 

1*  9 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

10. 

'  GOD    IS    SPIRIT.' 
lOs  M. 

O  God,  O  Spirit,  Light  of  all  that  live  ! 
Who  dost  on  them  that  sit  in  darkness  shine, 
The  darkness  ever  with  the  hght  doth  sti^ive, 
Yet  pour  on  us  again  Thy  beams  divine. 

O  Breath  from  out  the  Eternal  Silence !  blow 
Softly  upon  our  spmts'  barren  ground  ; 
The  precious  ftilness  of  our  God  bestow. 
That  fruits  of  faith,  love,  reverence  may  abound. 

O  Fountain  !  that  dost  miexhausted  flow 

To  quench  the  thirst  that  seeks  Thy  waters  clear, 

O  God,  O  Spii'it,  Life  of  life  !  flow  now 

Into  the  quiet  hearts  which  seek  Thee  here. 

11. 

THE    FATHER    OF    SPIRITS. 
lOs  M. 

O  Father-eye,  that  hath  so  truly  watched ! 
O  Father-hand,  that  hath  so  gently  led ! 
O  Father-heart,  that  by  our  prayers  is  touched. 
That  loves  us  even  when  we  are  cold  and  dead  ! 

O  Father  Spirit,  who  with  gentlest  breath 
Dost  calm  and  teach,  dost  comfort  or  reprove, 
Who  give  St  us  all  joy  and  hope  and  faith, 
Through  whom  we  hve  at  peace  with  all  in  love  ! 

Now  shed  Thy  mighty  mfluence  abroad 
On  souls  that  would  their  Father's  image  bear ; 
Make  us  as  holy  temples  of  our  God, 
Where  dwells  forever  calm,  adoring  prayer. 

10 


INVOCATION. 


12. 

'THE    FRUIT    OF  THE   SPIRIT  IS   JOY  AND   PEACE.' 

8  &  7s  M. 

Holy  Spirit,  source  of  gladness  ! 

Come  with  all  Thy  radiance  bright  ; 
O'er  OUT  weariness  and  sadness 

Breathe  Thy  life,  and  shed  Thy  light ! 
Send  us  Thine  Ulumination, 

Banish  all  our  fears  at  lengtli ; 
Rest  upon  tliis  congregation, 

Spmt  of  unfaUing  Strengtli ! 

Let  that  love,  which  knows  no  measure. 

Now  in  quickening  showers  descend, 
Bringuic!:  us  the  richest  treasure 

Man  can  ^vi^h  or  God  can  send ; 
Hear  our  earnest  supplication  ; 

Every  stmgglmg  heart  release  ; 
Rest  upon  tliis  congregation. 

Spirit  of  untroubled  Peace  ! 


13. 

THE    LIGHT    OF    LIFE. 
7s  M. 

Light  of  life,  seraphic  Fire  ! 
Love  divine.  Thyself  impart ; 
Eveiy  fainting  soul  inspire  ; 
Enter  eveiy  ch-oopmg  heart : 
Every  moui'iiful  spirit  cheer  ; 
Scatter  all  our  doubt  and  gloom  ; 
Father,  in  Thy  grace  appear, 
To  Thy  hmnan  temples  come  ! 
11 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

Come,  in  tliis  accepted  hour, 
BiTQg  Thy  heavenJy  kingdom  in  ; 
Fill  U5  with  Thy  glonous  power, 
Rootino;  out  the  seeds  of  sin  : 
Nothing  more  can  we  require, 
We  can  rest  in  nothing  less  ; 
Be  Thou  all  our  heart's  desire, 
All  our  joy  and  all  our  peace. 


14. 

LOVE    DrVTNE. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Love  divine,  all  love  excelling, 

Joy  of  heaven,  to  earth  come  down  ! 
Fix  in  us  Thy  himible  dwelling, 

All  Thy  faitliful  mercies  crown. 
Father  !  Thou  art  all  compassion. 

Pure,  unbounded  love  Thou  art ; 
Visit  us  with  Thy  salvation. 

Enter  everv  loncdno;  heart. 

Breathe,  O,  breathe  Thy  loving  sphit 

Into  eveiy  ti'oubled  breast ; 
Let  us  all  m  Tliee  inherit. 

Let  us  find  Thy  promised  rest. 
Come,  almighty  to  deliver, 

Let  us  all  Thy  life  receive  ; 
Gracionsly  come  down,  and  never, 

Never  more  Thy  temples  leave  ! 


IQ 


INVOCATION. 

15. 

'  O    SEND    FORTH    THY    LIGHT.' 
lOs  M. 

0  Thou  whose  power  o'er  moving  worlds  pre- 
sides, 
Whose  voice  created,  and  whose  wisdom  guides  ! 
On  darkhng  man  in  pure  effulgence  shine. 
And  cheer  the  clouded  mind  with  hght  divine. 

'T  is  Thine  alone  to  calm  the  pious  breast 

With  silent  confidence  and  holy  rest ; 

From  Thee,  great  God !  we  spring,  to  Thee  we 

tend, 
Path,  Motive,  Guide,  Original,  and  End ! 

16. 

INVOCATION. 

6  &  4s  M. 

Come,  Thou  almighty  King ! 
Help  us  Thy  name  to  sing. 

Help  us  to  praise  ! 
Fiither  all-glorious, 
O'er  all  victorious. 
Come  and  reign  over  us, 

Ancient  of  Days  ! 

Come,  Thou  eternal  Word, 
By  heaven  and  earth  adored, 

Our  prayer  attend  ! 
Come  and  this  people  bless ; 
Give  to  Thy  truth  success ; 
Spirit  of  Holiness, 

On  us  descend ! 


13 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

Come,  holy  Comforter, 
Thy  sacred  witness  bear 

In  this  glad  hour  ! 
Thou  who  almighty  art, 
Rule  now  in  every  heart. 
Never  from  us  depart. 

Spirit  of  Power ! 


INVITATION   AND   INTRODUCTION. 

17. 

INVITATION. 
S.  M 

Come  to  the  house  of  prayer, 
O  ye  afflicted,  come  ! 
The  God  of  peace  shall  meet  you  there. 
He  makes  that  house  His  home. 

Come  to  the  house  of  praise. 
Ye  who  are  happy  now ; 
In  sweet  accord  your  voices  raise. 
In  kindred  homage  bow. 

Ye  aged,  hither  come. 
For  ye  have  felt  His  love ; 
Soon  shall  ye  lift  a  holier  song 
In  fairer  courts  above. 

Ye  young,  before  His  throne. 
Come,  bow ;  your  voices  raise  ; 
Let  not  your  hearts  His  praise  disown, 
Who  gives  the  power  to  praise. 

14 


INVITATION. 

Thou,  whose  benignant  eye 
In  mercy  looks  on  all ; 
Who  seest  the  tear  of  misery, 
And  hear'st  the  mourner's  call ; 

Up  to  Thy  dwelling-place 
Bear  our  frail  spirits  on. 
Till  they  outstrip  time's  tardy  pace, 
And  heaven  on  earth  be  won. 


18. 

COME,    YE    DISCONSOLATE. 
P.  M. 

Come,  ye  disconsolate,  where'er  ye  languish ; 

Come,  at  the  shrine  of  God  fervently  kneel ! 
Here  bring  your  wounded  hearts,  here  tell  your 
anguish ; 

Earth  has  no  sorrow  that  heaven  cannot  heal. 

Joy  of  the  desolate.  Light  of  the  straying, 
Hope,  when  all  others  die,  fadeless  and  pure, 

Here    speaks    the    Comforter,   in    God's   name 
saying. 
Earth  has  no  sorrow  that  heaven  cannot  cure. 


19. 

'  CAST   THY    BURDEN    UPON   THE    LORD.' 
S.  M. 

How  gentle  God's  commands ! 
How  kind  His  precepts  are  ! 
Come,  leave  yom'  burdens  to  the  Lord, 
And  trust  His  constant  care. 

15 


PUBLIC   WORSHIP. 


His  bounty  mil  provide  ; 
Ye  shall  securely  dwell ; 
The  hand  that  bears  creation  up 
Shall  guard  His  children  well. 

O,  why  should  anxious  thought 
Press  down  your  weary  mind  ? 
Come,  seek  your  Heavenly  Father's  face, 
And  peace  and  gladness  find. 

His  goodness  stands  for  all 
Unchanged  from  day  to  day ; 
We  '11  drop  our  burden  at  His  feet, 
And  bear  a  song  away. 


20. 

GLAD   WORSHIP, 
lis  M. 

Approach  not  the  altar  with  gloom  in  thy  soul. 
Nor  let  thy  feet  falter  from  terror's  control ; 
God  loves  not  the  sachiess  of  fear  and  mistrust ; 
O,  serve  Him  with  gladness,  —  the  Loving  and 
Just  I 

His  bomity  is  tender,  His  being  is  love  ; 
His  smile  fills  with  splendor  the  blue  arch  above  ; 
Confidhig,  belie^-ing,  O,  enter  always 
His  courts  with  thanksgiving.  His  portals  with 
praise  I 

Come  not  to  His  temple  with  pride  in  thy  mien, 
But  lowly  and  simple,  in  courage  serene  ; 
Bring  meekly  before  Him  the  faith  of  a  child. 
Bow  down  and  adore  Him  with  heart  midefiled  ! 

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21. 

THE    HOUR    OF    PRAYER. 
S.  M. 

It  is  the  hour  of  prayer : 

Draw  near  and  bend  the  knee, 
And  fill  the  calm  and  holy  air 

With  voice  of  melody  ! 

O'erwearied  with  the  heat 

And  bm'den  of  the  day, 
Now  let  us  rest  our  wandering  feet, 

And  gather  here  to  pray. 

The  dark  and  deadly  bhght 

That  walks  at  noontide  hour, 
The  midnight  arrow's  secret  flight. 

O'er  us  have  had  no  power ; 

But  smiles  from  loving  eyes 

Have  been  aromid  our  way, 
And  lips  on  which  a  blessing  lies 

Have  bidden  us  to  pray. 

O,  blessed  is  the  hour 

That  hfts  our  hearts  on  high ; 
Like  sunlight  when  the  tempests  lower. 

Prayer  to  the  soul  is  nigh  ; 

Though  dark  may  be  our  lot, 

Our  eyes  be  dim  with  care, 
These  saddening  thoughts  shall  trouble  not 

This  holy  hour  of  prayer. 


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22. 

'WHOSOEVER   WILL,    LET    HIM    COME.' 
8  &  7s  M. 

'  Come  who  will,'  the  voice  from  heaven, 

Like  a  silver  trumpet,  calls ; 
'  Come  who  will,'  —  the  church  hath  given 

Back  the  echo  from  its  walls. 

Come,  to  rivers  ever  flowing 
From  the  high,  eternal  throne  ; 

Come,  where  God,  his  gifts  bestowing. 
Unto  seeking  hearts  is  known. 

Heavenly  music  !  he  who  listens. 

Longing  for  his  spirit's  home, 
While  his  eye  with  rapture  glistens. 

Yearning  says,  —  I  come,  I  come  ! 

23. 

'the    lord    is    in    HIS    HOLY    TEMPLE.' 
L.  M. 

Lo  !  God  is  here  ;  let  us  adore. 
And  humbly  bow  before  His  face  ; 
Let  all  within  us  feel  His  power, 
Let  all  within  us  seek  His  peace. 

Lo  !  God  is  here  ;  Him  day  and  night 
United  choirs  of  angels  sing  ; 
To  Him,  enthroned  above  all  height. 
Heaven's  host  their  noblest  praises  bring. 

Being  of  beings  !  may  our  praise 
These  courts  with  grateftd  incense  fill : 
Still  may  we  stand  before  Thy  face. 
Still  hear,  and  do,  Thy  sovereign  will. 

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24. 

THE   HOUSE    OF    PRAYER. 
L.  M. 

Be  still !  be  still !  for  all  around, 
On  either  hand,  is  holy  ground : 
Within  these  walls,  the  Lord  tO-day 
Will  listen,  while  His  people  pray. 

Thou,  tost  upon  the  waves  of  care, 
Ready  to  sink  with  deep  despaii'. 
Here  ask  relief,  with  heart  sincere. 
And  thou  shalt  find  that  God  is  here. 

Thou  who  hast  laid  within  the  grave    ' 
Those  whom  thou  hadst  no  power  to  save, 
Beheve  their  spmts  now  are  near. 
For  angels  wait  while  God  is  here. 

Thou  who  hast  dear  ones  far  away. 
In  foreign  lands,  'mid  ocean's  spray, 
Pray  for  them  now,  and  dry  the  tear, 
And  trust  the  God  who  listens  here. 

Thou  who  art  mourning  o'er  thy  sin, 
Deploring  guilt  that  reigns  within. 
The  God  of  peace  is  ever  near ; 
The  contrite  spmt  meets  Him  here. 

25. 

THE    SALUTATION    OF    PEACE. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Peace  be  to  tliis  congregation  ! 

Peace  to  eveiy  heart  therein  ! 
Peace,  the  earnest  of  salvation, 

Peace,  the  frait  of  conquered  sin ; 

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Peace,  that  speaks  the  heavenly  Giver, 
Peace,  to  worldly  mmds  unknown, 

Peace,  that  iloweth,  as  a  river. 
From  the  eternal  Source  alone. 

O  Thou  God  of  Peace  !  be  near  us. 

Fix  within  our  hearts  Thy  home ; 
With  Thy  bright  appearing  cheer  us, 

In  Thy  blessed  freedom  come. 
Come,  with  all  thy  revelations, 

Truth  which  we  so  long  have  sought ; 
Come  with  thy  deep  consolations, 

Peace  of  God  which  passeth  thought ! 

26. 

'IN    SPIRIT    AND    IN    TRUTH.' 
L.   M. 

O  God,  whose  presence  glows  in  all 
Within,  around  us,  and  above  ! 
Thy  word  we  bless.  Thy  name  we  call. 
Whose  word  is  Truth,  whose  name  is  Love. 

That  Truth  be  with  the  heart  beheved 
Of  all  who  seek  this  sacred  place  ; 
With  power  proclaimed,  in  peace  received  ; 
Our  spirit's  light.  Thy  spirit's  grace. 

That  Love  its  holy  influence  pour. 
To  keep  us  meek,  and  make  us  free.; 
And  throw  its  binding  blessing  more 
Round  each  with  all,  and  all  with  Thee. 

Send  down,  its  angel  to  our  side  ; 
Send  in  its  calm  upon  the  breast ; 
For  we  would  know  no  other  guide, 
And  we  can  need  no  other  rest. 

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27. 

'THE   LORD    IS    IN    HIS    HOLY   TEMPLE.' 

8  &  7s  M. 

God  is  in  His  holy  temple : 

Eax'thly  tlioughts  be  silent  now, 
While  with  reverence  w^e  assemble, 

And  before  His  presence  bow. 
He  is  with  us  now  and  ever, 

When  we  call  upon  His  name, 
Aiding  every  good  endeavor, 

Guidhig  every  upward  aim. 

God  is  in  His  holy  temple  ;  — 

In  the  pure  and  holy  mind ; 
In  the  reverent  heart  and  simple  ; 

In  the  soul  from  sense  refined : 
Then  let  every  low  emotion 

Banished  far  and  silent  be. 
And  our  souls  in  pure  devotion. 

Lord,  be  temples  worthy  Thee  ! 

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THE    LIVING   TEMPLE. 
L.  M. 

O  Father  !  with  protecting  care 
Meet  us  in  this  our  house  of  prayer ; 
Assembled  m  Thy  sacred  name, 
Thy  promised  blessing  here  we  claim. 

But  chiefest  in  the  cleansed  breast, 
Eternal !  let  Thy  spirit  rest, 
And  make  the  secret  soul  to  be 
A  temple  pm'e  and  worthy  Thee. 

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29. 

'  NOT    IN    TEMPLES    MADE    WITH    HANDS.' 
L.  M. 

O  Lord  !  where'er  Thy  people  meet, 
There  they  behold  Thy  mercy-seat ; 
Where'er  they  seek  Thee,  Thou  art  found, 
And  every  place  is  hallowed  ground. 

For  Thou,  within  no  walls  confined, 
Inhabitest  the  humble  mind  ; 
Such  ever  bring  Thee  where  they  come, 
And,  going,  take  Thee  to  their  home. 

Here  may  we  prove  the  power  of  prayer 
To  strengthen  faith,  and  sweeten  care ; 
To  teach  our  faint  desires  to  rise, 
And  bring  all  heaven  before  our  eyes. 

30. 

THE    GATE    OF    HEAVEN. 
L.  M. 

Our  Father  God !  not  face  to  face 
May  mortal  sense  commune  with  Thee, 
Nor  lift  the  curtains  of  that  place 
Where  dwells  Thy  secret  Majesty  : 
Yet  wheresoe'er  our  spirits  bend 
In  reverent  faith  and  humble  prayer, 
Thy  promised  blessing  will  descend, 
And  we  shall  find  Thy  spirit  there. 

Lord !  be  the  spot  where  now  we  meet 
An  open  gateway  into  heaven  ; 
Here  may  we  sit  at  Jesus'  feet. 
And  feel  our  deepest  sins  forgiven. 

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Here  may  desponding  care  look  up ; 
And  sorrow  lay  its  burden  down, 
Or  learn,  of  him,  to  drink  the  cup, 
To  bear  the  cross,  and  win  the  crown. 

Here  may  the  sick  and  wandering  soul 
To  truth  still  blind,  to  sin  a  slave. 
Find  better  than  Bethesda's  pool, 
Or  than  Siloam's  healing  wave. 
And  may  we  learn,  while  here  apart 
From  the  world's  passion  and  its  strife. 
That  Thy  true  shrine  's  a  loving  heart. 
And  Thy  best  praise  a  holy  life  ! 

31. 

THE   TEMPLE    OF   THE    HEART. 

7s  M. 

To  the  Truth  that  makes  us  free, 
To  the  Light  that  leads  to  Thee, 
We  this  hour  would  dedicate. 
And  Thy  blessing.  Lord,  await. 

Canst  Thou  be  approached  by  men  ? 
Angels  and  archangels,  when 
God  His  brightness  on  them  sheds, 
Veil  their  faces,  bow  their  heads. 

Yet  we  know,  O  God,  Thou  art 
Present  in  the  lowly  heart ; 
There  will  He  descend  and  reign. 
Whom  the  heavens  cannot  contain. 

In  our  hearts  Thy  temple  rear ; 
Show  us,  God,  Thy  glory  there  ; 
Fill  us  mtli  that  light  divine. 
Which  shall  make  all  places  Thine. 

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32. 

'LIFT   UP   YOUR   HEADS,    YE    GATES  I' 
L.  M. 

O  BLEST  the  souls,  forever  blest, 
Where  God  as  sovereign  is  confest ! 
O  happy  hearts,  the  blessed  homes 
To  which  the  King  in  glory  comes  ! 

Fling  wide  thy  portals,  O  my  heart ! 
Be  thou  a  temple  set  apart ; 
So  shall  thy  Sovereign  enter  in, 
And  new  and  nobler  life  begin. 

Deliverer,  come  !  we  open  wide 
Our  hearts  to  Thee  ;  here.  Lord,  abide  ! 
Let  all  Thy  glorious  presence  feel ; 
O  King  of  souls  !  Thyself  reveal. 

33. 

THE    SANCTUARY. 
L.  M. 

Forth  from  the  dark  and  stormy  sky. 
Lord,  to  Thine  altar's  shade  we  fly ; 
Forth  from  the  world,  its  hope  and  fear, 
Father,  we  seek  Thy  shelter  here : 
Weary  and  weak.  Thy  grace  we  pray ; 
Turn  not,  O  Lord !  Thy  guests  away. 

Long  have  we  roamed  in  want  and  pain. 
Long  have  we  sought  Thy  rest  in  vain  ; 
Wildered  in  doubt,  in  darkness  lost. 
Long  have  our  souls  been  tempest-tost : 
Low  at  Thy  feet  our  sms  we  lay ; 
Tm-n  not,  O  Lord !  Thy  guests  away. 

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34. 

COMING    HOME. 
lOs  M. 

O  God  !  unworthy  of  Thy  boundless  love, 
Too  oft,  with  careless  feet,  from  Thee  we  rove  ; 
Yet  now,  encouraged  by  Thy  voice,  we  come. 
Returning  children,  to  a  Father's  home. 

O,  by  that  Power  in  which  all  ftilness  dwells, 
O,  by  that  Love  which  every  love  excels, 
O,  by  that  Grace  which  meets  repented  sin. 
Open  Thou  wide  Thine  arms,  and  take  us  in ! 


35. 

'I  WILL  aris!e  and  go  unto  my  father.' 

L.  M. 

To  Thine  eternal  arms,  O  God ! 
Take  us.  Thine  erring  children,  in ; 
From  dangerous  paths  too  boldly  trod, 
From  wandering  thoughts  and  dreams  of  sin. 

Those  anus  were  round  our  childish  ways, 
A  guard  through  helpless  years  to  be  ; 
O  leave  not  our  maturer  days. 
We  still  are  helpless  without  Thee ! 

We  trusted  hope  and  pride  and  strength : 
Our  strength  proved  false,  our  pride  was  vain. 
Our  dreams  have  faded  all  at  length,  — 
We  come  to  Thee,  O  Lord !  again. 

A  guide  to  trembling  steps  yet  be ! 
Give  us  of  Thine  eternal  powers ! 
So  shall  our  paths  all  lead  to  Thee, 
And  life  smile  on  like  childhood's  hours. 

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36. 

4 

SEEKING    GOD. 
7s  M. 

Thirsting  for  a  living  spring, 
Seeking  for  a  higher  home, 
Resting  where  our  souls  must  cling, 
Trusting,  hoping.  Lord,  we  come. 

Glorious  hopes  our  spirit  fill. 
When  we  feel  that  Thou  art  near : 
Father !  then  our  fears  are  still. 
Then  the  soul's  brioht  end  is  clear. 

Life's  hard  conflict  we  would  win. 
Read  the  meaning  of  life's  frown ; 
Change  the  thorn-bound  wreath  of  sin 
For  the  spmt's  starry  crown. 

Make  us  beautiful  within 
By  Thy  spirit's  holy  light : 
Guard  us  when  our  faith  burns  dim, 
Father  of  all  love  and  might ! 

37. 

DRAWING    NEAR   TO    GOD. 
C.  M. 

From  every  fear  and  doubt,  O  Lord, 

In  mercy  set  us  free, 
Wliile  in  the  confidence  of  prayer 

Our  hearts  di'aw  near  to  Thee  ! 

In  all  our  trials,  struggles,  joys. 

Teach  us  Thy  love  to  see. 
Which  by  the  disciphne  of  life 

Would  draw  us  unto  Thee. 

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Our  lives,  devoted  to  Thy  will, 

Our  sacrifice  shall  be, 
And  then  will  death,  whene'er  it  come, 

But  draw  us  nearer  Thee. 


38. 

THE   HOUSE    OF    PRAYER. 

7s  M. 

In  this  peaceful  house  of  prayer 
Stronger  faith,  O  God  !  we  seek  ; 
Here  we  bring  each  earthly  care, 
Thou  the  strengthening  message  speak  ! 

In  our  greatest  trials  we 

Calm,  through  Thee,  the  way  have  trod ; 

In  the  smallest,  may  we  feel 

Thou  art  still  our  Helper-God. 

Of  Thy  presence  and  Thy  love 
We  more  steadfast  feeling  need, 
Till  the  high  and  holy  thought 
Hallow  every  simplest  deed. 

In  our  work  and  in  our  homes 
Christian  men  we  fain  would  be  ; 
Learn  how  daily  life  aflPords 
Noblest  opportunity. 

Heavenly  Father,  at  Thy  feet 
We  would  lay  our  earth-born  care ; 
Help  us  in  our  need,  for  Thou 
Knowest  the  weight  that  each  must  bear. 

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39. 

'  SPEAK,  LORD,  THY  SERVANT  HEARETH.' 
L.  M. 

While  now  Thy  throne  of  grace  we  seek, 
O  God  !  within  our  spnits  speak ; 
For  we  will  hear  Thy  voice  to-day, 
Nor  turn  our  hardened  hearts  away. 

Speak  in  Thy  gentlest  tones  of  love, 
Till  all  our  best  aflPections  move  ; 
We  long  to  hear  no  meaner  call, 
But  feel  that  Thou  art  all  in  all. 

To  conscience  speak  Thy  quickening  word. 
Till  all  its  sense  of  sin  is  stirred ; 
For  we  would  leave  no  stain  of  guile. 
To  cloud  the  radiance  of  Thy  smile. 

Speak,  Father,  to  the  anxious  heart, 
Till  every  fear  and  doubt  depart : 
For  we  can  find  no  home  or  rest. 
Till  with  Thy  spirit's  whispers  blest. 

Speak  to  convince,  forgive,  console : 
Childhke  we  yield  to  Thy  control : 
These  hearts,  too  often  closed  before. 
Would  grieve  Thy  patient  love  no  more. 

40. 

'thy    face,    O    god,    will   I    SEEK.' 
C.  M. 

Speak  with  us.  Lord ;  Thyself  reveal. 
While  here  on  earth  we  rove ; 

Speak  to  our  hearts,  and  let  us  feel 
The  kindlmgs  of  Thy  love. 

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WItli  Thee  conversing,  we  forget 

All  toil  and  time  and  care ; 
Labor  is  rest,  and  pain  is  sweet, 

If  Tliou  art  present  there. 

Here  then,  our  God,  be  pleased  to  stay, 

And..bid  our  hearts  rejoice ; 
Our  bounding  hearts  shall  own  Thy  sway, 

And  echo  to  Thy  voice. 

Thou  callest  us  to  seek  Thy  face ; 

Thy  face,  O  God,  we  seek, 
Attend  the  whispers  of  Thy  grace, 

And  hear  Thee  inly  speak. 

41. 

'come  boldly  to  the  throne.' 
C.  M. 

We  stand  unto  our  God  how  near ! 

Nor  priest,  nor  veil,  between  ; 
Lord,  foil  unto  Thine  own  appear ! 

We  cast  away  each  screen. 

Thy  truth  is  waiting  to  be  seized. 
And  Thou  hast  bidden  us  dare  : 

We  look,  we  seek,  —  and  Thou  art  pleased 
To  meet  us  everywhere. 

The  Spirit's  fulness  we  embrace  ; 

Away  with  man's  poor  dole  ! 
The  sweetest  visit  of  Thy  grace 

Asks  but  an  open  soul. 

Full  feels  our  solemn  privacy. 

The  calm,  celestial  air ; 
In  humble  joy  we  lay  on  Thee 

The  loving  clasp  of  prayer. 

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We  mingle  now  our  inmost  fires, 

A  glowing  spii'it-tlirong ; 
All  free  and  strong  of  wing  aspires 

The  passion  of  our  song. 

42. 

'WE   LIFT    UP    OUR    HEARTS    UNTO    THE    LORD." 

C.  M. 

Being  of  beings,  God  of  love  ! 

To  Thee  our  hearts  we  raise  ; 
Thine  all-sustaining  power  we  prove, 

And  gladly  sing  Thy  praise. 

Thine,  wholly  Thine,  we  long  to  be  ; 

Our  sacrifice  receive ; 
Made,  and  preserved  and  saved  by  Thee, 

To  Thee  ourselves  we  give. 

As  heavenward  every  wish  aspires 

For  all  Thy  mercy's  store, 
The  sole  return  Thy  love  requires 

Is  that  we  ask  for  more. 

For  more  we  ask,  we  open  now 
Our  hearts  to  embrace  Thy  will ; 

Into  our  spu'its.  Spirit !  flow ; 
With  aU  Thy  fuhiess  fiU ! 

43. 

THE    HOUR    OF    PRAYER. 
C.  M. 

Thou  Lord  of  life  !  whose  tender  care 

Hath  led  us  on  till  now. 
We  in  this  quiet  hour  of  prayer 

Before  Thy  presence  bow. 

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Thou,  blessed  God  !  hast  been  our  Guide, 
Through  hfe  our  Guard  and  Friend ; 

O,  still,  on  life's  uncertain  tide. 
Preserve  us  to  the  end ! 

To  Thee  our  grateful  praise  we  bring, 

For  mercies  day  by  day : 
Lord,  teach  our  hearts  Thy  love  to  sing, 

Lord,  teach  us  how  to  pray ! 

44. 

AT   THE    FOUNTAIN. 

C.  M. 

O  God,  unseen  yet  ever  near ! 

Reveal  Thy  presence  now. 
While  we,  in  love  that  hath  no  fear, 

Before  Thy  glory  bow. 

Here  may  obedient  spirits  find 
The  blessings  of  Thy  love,  — 

The  streams  that  through  the  desert  wind, 
The  manna  from  above. 

Awhile  beside  the  fount  we  stay 

And  eat  this  bread  of  Thine, 
Then  go,  rejoicing,  on  our  way. 

Renewed  with  streno-th  divine. 

45. 

THE   PERFECT    SACRIFICE. 
L.  M. 

Thou,  Lord,  art  Light ;  Thy  native  ray 
No  shade  nor  variation  knows ; 
To  darkened  souls  Thy  light  display. 
The  glory  of  Thy  face  disclose. 

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Thou,  Lord,  art  Love ;  tlie  fountain  Thou, 
Whence  mercy  unexliausted  flows  ; 
On  barren  hearts,  O,  shed  it  now. 
And  make  the  desert  bear  the  rose  ! 

So  shall  OUT  every  power  to  Thee, 
In  love  and  holy  service,  rise ; 
Yea,  body,  soul,  and  spirit  be 
Our  ever-living:  sacrifice. 


46. 

SEEKING    god's    PRESENCE. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Far  from  mortal  cares  retreating, 

Sordid  hopes,  and  fond  desires. 
Here  our  willing  footsteps  meeting. 

Every  heart  to  heaven  aspires. 
From  the  Fount  of  glory  beaming, 

Light  celestial  cheers  our  eye  ; 
Mercy  from  above  proclaiming, 

Peace  and  pardon  from  on  high. 

Who  may  share  this  great  salvation  ? 

Every  pure  and  humble  mind ; 
Every  kindred,  tongue,  and  nation, 

From  the  dross  of  guilt  refined : 
Blessings  all  around  bestowing, 

God  withholds  his  care  from  none ; 
Grace  and  mercy  ever  flowing 

From  the  fountain  of  His  throne. 

Every  stain  of  guilt  abhorring, 
Firm  and  bold  in  virtue's  cause, 

Still  Thy  providence  adoring, 
Faitlilul  subjects  to  Thy  laws, 

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Lord  !  with  favor  still  attend  us, 
Bless  us  ^vitli  Thy  wondrous  love ; 

Thou,  our  Sun  and  Shield,  defend  us ; 
All  our  hope  is  from  above. 

47. 

DEVOTION. 
7s  M. 

Lord,  before  Thy  presence  come. 
Bow  we  down  with  reverence  here  ; 
Call  our  erring  footsteps  home, 
Let  us  feel  that  Thou  art  near. 

Wandering  thoughts  and  languid  powers 
Come  not  where  devotion  kneels  ; 
Let  the  soul  expand  her  stores. 
Glowing  with  the  joy  she  feels. 

At  the  portals  of  Thine  house, 
We  resign  our  earth-born  cares ; 
Nobler  thoughts  our  souls  engross. 
Songs  of  praise  and  fervent  prayers. 

48. 

THE    heart's    OFFERING. 
C.  M. 

The  offerings  to  Thy  throne  which  rise. 
Of  mingled  praise  and  prayer, 

Are  but  a  worthless  sacrifice. 
Unless  the  heart  be  there. 

Upon  Thine  all-discerning  ear 

Let  no  vain  words  intrude  ; 
No  tribute  but  the  vow  sincere,  — 

The  tribute  of  the  good. 

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Our  offerings  will  indeed  be  blest, 

If  sanctified  by  Thee  ; 
If  Thy  pui'e  spirit  touch  the  breast 

With  its  own  purity. 

O,  may  that  spirit  warm  each  heart 
To  piety  and  love, 
*  And  to  life's  lowly  vale  impart 
Some  rays  from  heaven  above. 

49. 

'him    only    SHALT   THOU    WORSHIP.' 
C.   M. 

O  God,  our  strength  !  to  Thee  tlie  song 
With  grateful  hearts  we  raise  ; 

To  Thee,  and  Thee  alone,  belong 
Our  worship,  love,  and  praise. 

In  trouble's  dark  and  stoimy  hour 
Thine  ear  hath  heard  our  prayer, 

And  graciously  Thine  arm  of  power 
Hath  saved  us  fr'om  despair. 

And  Thou,  O  ever-gracious  Lord  ! 

Dost  keep  Thy  promise  still. 
If,  tinily  hearkening  to  Thy  word. 

We  seek  to  do  Thy  wiU. 

Led  by  the  light  Thy  gi'ace  imparts. 
Ne'er  may  we  bow  the  knee 

To  idols  that  our  wayward  hearts 
Set  up  instead  of  Thee  ; 

But  to  the  hving  God  alone 

Our  highest  homage  pay  ; 
Him  in  our  gi-ateful  heai'ts  enthrone, 

And  fihally  obey. 

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50. 

THE   SABBATH    OF    THE    SOUL. 
C.  M. 

O  Father  !  though  the  anxious  fear 
May  cloud  to-morrow's  way, 

No  fear  nor  doubt  shall  enter  here ; 
All  shall  be  Thine  to-day. 

We  will  not  bring  divided  hearts 
To  worship  at  Thy  shrine ; 

But  each  unworthy  thought  departs, 
And  leaves  this  temple  Thine. 

Sleep,  sleep  to-day,  tormenting  cares. 

Of  earth  and  folly  born  ; 
Ye  shall  not  dim  the  light  that  streams 

From  this  celestial  morn. 

To-morrow  will  be  time  enough 
To  feel  your  harsh  control ; 

Ye  shall  not  violate  this  day. 
The  sabbath  of  the  soul. 

51. 

THE  DAY  OF  PRAYER  AND  REST. 
C.  M. 

Earth's  busy  sounds  and  ceaseless  din 

Wake  not  this  morning  air ! 
A  holy  calm  should  welcome  in 

This  solemn  hour  of  prayer. 

Now  peace,  be  still,  unhallowed  care, 
And  hushed  within  the  breast  ! 

A  holy  joy  shall  welcome  there 
This  happy  day  of  rest. 

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PUBLIC   WORSHIP. 

Each  better  thought  the  spirit  knows, 

This  hour,  the  spirit  fill ! 
And  Thou,  from  whom  its  being  flows, 

O,  teach  it  all  Thy  will ! 

Then  shall  the  day  indeed  be  blest. 
And  send  its  hallowing  power. 

Its  sacred  calm  and  inward  rest. 
Through  many  a  busy  hour. 

52. 

THE    DAY    OF    PRAYER. 
L.  M. 

We  bless  Thee  for  this  sacred  day, 
Thou  who  hast  every  blessing  given, 
Which  sends  the  dreams  of  earth  away. 
And  yields  a  glimpse  of  opening  heaven. 

Lord !  may  Thy  truth  upon  the  heart 
Now  fall  and  dwell  as  heavenly  dew. 
And  flowers  of  grace  in  freshness  start 
Where  on6e  the  weeds  of  error  grew. 

May  prayer  now  hft  her  sacred  wings. 
Contented  with  that  aim  alone 
Which  bears  her  to  the  King  of  kings. 
And  rests  her  at  His  shelterins:  throne. 


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53. 


THE    DAY    OF    REST. 
10  &  68  M. 


Thou  givest  Thy  Rest,  O  Lord ;  the  din  is  stilled 

Of  man's  unquiet  care  ; 
A  sacred  calm,  with  Thy  deep  presence  filled, 

Breathes  through  the  silent  air. 


INTRODUCTION. 

O,  leave  us  not,  through  long  and  darkened  hours, 

In  night  of  woe  and  sin. 
But  pour  Thy  Day  with  all  its  radiant  powers 

Upon  the  world  within. 

Purge  from  our  hearts  the  stains  so  deep  and  foul, 

Of  wrath  and  pride  and  care ; 
Send  Thine  own  holy  calm  upon  the  soul, 

And  bid  it  settle  there. 

Banish  this  craving  self,  that  still  has  sought 

Lord  of  the  soul  to  be  ; 
Teach  us  to  turn  to  fellow-men  our  thought ; 

Teach  us  to  turn  to  Thee  ! 

Teach  us  to  love  Thy  creatures  great  and  small, 

To  Uve  as  in  Thine  eye ; 
Thou  who  hast  freely  given  Thy  love  to  all ; 

Thou  who  to  all  art  nigh ! 

54. 

SINCERE    WORSHIP. 
C.  M. 

O  Thou,  who  hast  Thy  servants  taught 

That,  not  by  words  alone. 
But  by  the  fruits  of  holiness. 

The  life  of  God  is  shown  ; 

While  in  the  house  of  prayer  we  meet. 
And  call  Thee  God  and  Lord, 

Give  us  a  heart  to  follow  Thee, 
Obedient  to  Thy  word  ! 

When  we  our  voices  hft  in  praise, 
Give  Thou  us  grace  to  bring 

An  offering  of  unfeigned  thanks, 
And  with  the  spii'it  sing. 

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And  ill  the  dangerous  path  of  hfe 

Uphold  us  as  we  go  ; 
That  with  our  hps  and  in  our  hves 

Thy  glory  we  may  show. 

55. 

THE    SEED    OF    THE   WORD. 
L.  M. 

O  Thou,  at  whose  divine  command 
Good  seed  is  sown  in  every  land, 
Thy  holy  spirit  now  impart. 
And  for  Thy  word  prepare  each  heart ! 

Not  'mid  the  thorns  of  worldly  thought, 
Nor  soon  by  passing  plunderers  caught. 
Nor  lacking  depth  the  root  to  feed. 
May  we  receive  Thy  spirit's  seed ; 

But  may  it,  where  Thy  sowers  toil, 
Fall  in  a  good  and  honest  soil ; 
And  springing  up  from  firmest  root, 
Through  patience,  bear  abundant  fiTiit. 

56. 

'WITH   THE   MULTITUDE  THAT  KEPT    HOLY   DAY.' 

Cm. 

Thousands,  O  Lord  of  souls  !  to-day 

Around  Thine  altars  meet. 
And  tens  of  thousands  throng  to  pay 

Their  homage  at  Thy  feet. 

And  Thou,  O  God  !  art  with  them  there, 

And  here  with  us  Thou  art ; 
O,  consecrate  a  house  of  prayer 

In  each  surrendered  heart ! 

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To  faith  reveal  the  things  unseen, 
To  hope  the  joys  untold, 

May  love,  without  a  veil  between, 
Thy  presence  now  behold. 


57. 

VESPER   HYMN, 
L.  M. 

Again,  as  evening's  shadow  falls, 
We  gather  in  these  hallowed  walls ; 
And  vesper  hymn  and  vesper  prayer 
Rise  minghng  on  the  holy  air. 

May  struggling  hearts  that  seek  release 
Here  find  the  rest  of  God's  own  peace ; 
And,  strengthened  here  by  hymn  and  prayer, 
Lay  down  the  burden  and  the  care  ! 

O  God,  our  Light !  to  Thee  we  bow  ; 
Within  all  shadows  standest  Thou  ; 
Give  deeper  calm  than  night  can  bring ; 
Give  sweeter  songs  than  lips  can  sing. 

Life's  tmnult  we  must  meet  again. 
We  cannot  at  the  shrme  remain ; 
But  in  the  spuit's  secret  cell 
May  liymn  and  prayer  forever  dwell ! 


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58. 

VESPER   HYMN. 

8  &  78  M. 

Now,  on  land  and  sea  descending, 

Brings  the  night  its  peace  profomid ; 
Let  our  vesper  hynm  be  blenduig 

With  the  holy  calm  around. 
Soon  as  dies  the  sunset  glory, 

Stars  of  heaven  shine  out  above, 
Telhng  still  the  ancient  stoiy, 

Their  Creator's  changeless  love. 

Now,  our  wants  and  bui'dens  leaving 

To  His  care,  who  cares  for  all. 
Cease  we  fearing,  cease  we  giieving ; 

At  His  touch  our  burdens  fall. 
As  the  darkness  deepens  o'er  us, 

Lo,  eternal  stars  arise  ; 
Hope  and  Faith  and  Love  rise  glorious. 

Shining  in  the  spirit's  skies. 


59. 

AT    EVEN-TIDE. 
C.  M. 

O  Shadow  m  a  sultiy  land ! 

We  gather  to  Thy  breast, 
Whose  love,  enfolding  us  like  night, 

Biings  quietude  and  rest; 
Glimpse  of  a  fairer  life  to  be, 

In  foretaste  here  possessed. 

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INTRODUCTION. 

From  all  our  wanderings  we  come, 

From  drifting  to  and  fro, 
From  tossing  on  life's  restless  deep, 

Amid  its  ebb  and  flow ; 
The  grander  sweep  of  tides  serene 

Our  spirits  yearn  to  know. 

That  which  the  garish  day  has  lost 
The  twilight  vigil  brings  ;  — 

The  breezes  from  celestial  hills. 
The  draughts  from  deeper  springs. 

The  sense  of  an  immortal  trust, 
The  touch  of  angel  wings. 

60. 

EVENING    PRAYER. 
C.  M. 

As  dai'ker,  darker,  fall  around 

The  shadows  of  the  night, 
We  gather  here,  with  hymn  and  prayer, 

To  seek  the  Eternal  Light. 

Father  in  heaven,  to  Thee  are  known 

Our  many  hopes  and  fears. 
Our  heafvy  weight  of  mortal  toil, 

Om'  bitterness  of  tears. 

We  pray  Thee  for  our  absent  ones. 
Who  have  been  with  us  here ; 

And  in  our  secret  heart  we  name 
The  distant  and  the  dear. 

For  wear)^  eyes,  and  aching  hearts, 
And'  feet  that  from  Thee  rove. 

The  sick,  the  poor,  the  tried,  the  fallen, 
We  pray  Thee,  God  of  love  ! 

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PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

We  pray  Thee  for  the  little  bark 
Just  launched  upon  life's  sea  ; 

Are  not  the  depths  of  parents'  love, 
O  Father  !  known  to  Thee  ? 

We  bring  to  Thee  our  hopes  and  fears, 

And  at  Thy  footstool  lay ; 
And,  Father,  Thou  who  lovest  all 

Wilt  hear  us  as  we  pray. 

61. 

EVENING    PRAYER. 

L.  M. 

Sweet  is  the  fading  hght  of  eve, 
And  soft  the  sunbeam  HngeiTung  there  ; 
Those  sacred  houi's  this  low  earth  leave, 
Wafted  on  wings  of  praise  and  prayer. 

The  thne,  how  lovely  and  how  still ! 
Peace  shines  and  sniiles  on  all  below ; 
The  plain,  the  stream,  the  wood,  the  hill. 
All  fair  with  evening's  setting  glow ! 

Season  of  rest !  the  tranquil  soul 
Feels  thy  sweet  calm,  and  melts  in  love ; 
And  wlnle  these  sacred  moments  roll. 
Faith  sees  a  smiLmo;  heaven  above. 

Thou,  God  of  mercy,  s-^aft  to  hear. 
More  swift  than  man  to  tell  his  need ; 
Be  Thou  to  us,  this  evening,  near, 
And  to  Thy  fount  our  spirits  lead  1 

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INTRODUCTION. 

62. 

'  THE    HOUR   OF   THE    EVENING    SACRIFICE.' 
C.  M. 

Now  from  the  altar  of  our  hearts 

Let  warmest  thanks  arise  ; 
Assist  us,  Lord,  to  offer  up 

(3iu'  evenino;  sacrifice. 

This  day  our  God  has  been  our  sun, 

Our  keeper,  and  our  guide. 
His  ann  around  our  weakness  thrown, 

His  ano-els  at  our  side. 

Moments  and  mercies  multipHed 

Have  made  up  all  the  day ; 
Moments  came  fast,  but  mercies  were 

More  swift  and  free  than  they. 

New  hours,  new  blessings,  and  new  joys 

Do  a  new  song  require  ; 
Till  we  can  praise  Thee  as  we  should, 

Accept  our  hearts'  desire  ! 

63. 

EVENING   WORSHIP. 
L.  M. 

How  shall  we  praise  Thee,  Lord  of  Kght ! 
How  shall  we  all  Thy  love  declare ! 
The  earth  is  veiled  in  shades  of  night, 
But  heaven  is  open  to  our  prayer,  — 
That  heaven,  so  bright  with  stars  and  suns, 
That  glorious  heaven  which  has  no  bomid, 
Where  the  full  tide  of  being  runs. 
And  life  and  beauty  glow  around. 

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We  would  adore  Thee,  God  STiblime, 
Whose  power  and  wisdom,  love  and  grace. 
Are  greater  than  the  round  of  time, 
And  wider  than  the  bounds  of  space. 
Help  us  to  praise  Thee,  Lord  of  hght ! 
Help  us  Thy  boundless  love  declare ; 
And  while  we  gather  here  to-night. 
Aid  us,  and  hearken  to  our  prayer. 

64. 

EVENING   WORSHIP. 
L.   M. 

O  Holy  Father !  'mid  the  calm 

And  stillness  of  this  evening  hour. 

We  would  lift  up  our  solemn  psahn. 

To  praise  Thy  goodness,  and  Thy  power : 

For  over  us,  and  over  all. 

Thy  tender  mercies  still  extend, 

Nor  vainly  shall  Thy  children  call 

On  Thee,  our  Father  and  our  Friend ! 

Kept  by  Thy  goodness  through  the  day. 
Thanksgiving  to  Thy  name  we  pour ; 
Night  o'er  us,  with  its  stars,  —  we  pray 
Thy  love,  to  guard  us  evermore  ! 
In  grief,  console  ;  in  gladness,  bless  ; 
In  darkness,  guide  ;  in  sickness,  cheer ; 
Till,  perfected  in  righteousness. 
Before  Thy  tlirone  our  souls  appear ! 


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SUPPLICATION. 

65. 

'  THE    SPIRIT    ITSELF    PRAYETH    FOR   US.' 
L.   M. 

Our  Father,  God,  who  lovest  all, 
The  same  through  one  eternal  day, 
Attend  Thy  children's  yearning  call. 
Instruct  and  move  their  hearts  to  pray. 

We  cannot  think  a  gracious  thought, 
We  cannot  feel  a  good  desire, 
But  Thou,  who  callest  worlds  from  naught. 
The  power  dost  in  our  hearts  inspire. 

Come  in  Thy  pleading  spirit  down 
To  us  who  for  Thy  coming  stay ; 
Of  all  Thy  gifts  we  ask  but  one. 
We  ask  the  constant  power  to  pray. 

66. 

'  TEACH    us    TO    PRAY.' 
P.   M. 

Teach  us  to  pray  ! 
O  Father,  we  look  up  to  Thee, 
And  this  our  one  request  shall  be, 

Teach  us  to  pray  ! 

Teach  us  to  pray  ! 
A  form  of  words  will  not  suffice, 
The  heart  must  brmg  its  sacrifice : 

Teach  us  to  pray ! 

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PUBLIC   WORSHIP. 

Teach  us  to  pray  ! 
To  whom  shall  we,  Thy  cliildren,  turn 
Teach  Thou  the  lesson  we  would  learn 

Teach  us  to  pray ! 

Teach  us  to  pray ! 
To  Thee  alone  out-  hearts  look  up, 
Prayer  is  our  only  door  of  hope, 

Teach  us  to  pray ! 

67, 

'after  this  manner  pray  ye.' 
S.  M. 

Our  Heavenly  Father,  hear 
The  prayer  we  offer  now : 
Thy  name  be  hallowed  far  and  near, 
To  Thee  all  nations  bow. 

Thy  kingdom  come  ;  Thy  will 
On  earth  be  done  in  love. 
As  samts  and  seraphim  fulfil 
Thy  perfect  law  above. 

Our  daily  bread  supply. 
While  by  Thy  word  we  live ; 
The  guilt  of  oru*  iniquity 
Forgive,  as  we  forgive. 

From  dark  temptation's  power 
Our  feeble  hearts  defend ; 
Deliver  in  the  evil  hour. 
And  guide  us  to  the  end. 

Thine,  then,  forever  be 
Glory  and  power  divine  ; 
The  sceptre,  throne,  and  majesty 
Of  heaven  and  earth  are  Thine. 

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SUPPLICATION. 

68. 

THE    lord's    prayer. 
L.  M. 

Father,  adored  in  worlds  above  ! 
Thy  glorious  name  be  hallowed  still ; 
Thy  kingdom  come  in  truth  and  love  ; 
And  earth,  like  heaven,  obey  Thy  will. 

Lord,  make  our  daily  wants  Thy  care ; 
Forgive  the  sins  which  we  forsake ; 
In  Thy  compassion  let  us  share. 
As  fellow-men  of  ours  partake. 

Evils  beset  us  every  hour ; 
Thy  kind  protection  we  implore  ; 
Thme  is  the  kingdom,  Thme  the  power. 
The  glory  Thine  forevermore. 

69. 

'  OUR    FATHER   WHO    ART    IN    HEAVEN.' 

7s  M. 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord ! 
In  the  highest  heaven  adored. 
Dwelling  in  the  loving  heart. 
Surely  Thou  our  Father  art : 
From^  Thy  love  our  spirits  came  ;  — 
Father,  hallowed  be  Thy  name  ! 

In  our  spirits  may  we  feel 
FiUal  love.  Thy  spirit's  seal ; 
Then,  in  all  our  want  or  wealth, 
Joy  or  sorrow,  pain  or  health. 
Still  our  prayer  shall  be  the  same  ;  — 
Father,  hallowed  be  Thy  name  ! 

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Living  near  to  Thee  alwaj, 
Thj  command  may  we  obey, 
Gladly  by  Thy  hand  be  led, 
Seek  from  Thee  our  daily  bread, 
While  our  daily  prayer  we  frame,  — 
Father,  hallowed  be  Thy  name  ! 


70. 

'  HALLOWED    BE   THY   NAME.' 
C.  M. 

Holy  and  reverend  is  the  name 

Of  our  Eternal  King  ; 
••  Thrice  holy,  Lord !  '  the  angels  cry ; 

'  Tlu-ice  holy,'  let  us  sing. 

The  deepest  reverence  of  the  mind 

Pay,  O  my  soul,  to  God ; 
Lift  with  your  hands  a  holy  heart 

To  His  sublime  abode. 

With  sacred  awe  pronounce  His  name. 
Whom  words  nor  thoughts  can  reach  ; 

A  reverent  heart  shall  please  Him  more 
Than  the  best  forms  of  speech. 

Thou,  holy  God !  preserve  my  soul 

From  sinftil  passion  free  ; 
And,  pure  in  heart,  may  I  behold 

A  God  of  purity ! 


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71. 

'thy  kingdom  come.' 

C.  M. 

Thy  kingdom  come,  with  power  and  grace, 

To  every  heart  of  man  ; 
Thy  peace,  and  joy,  and  righteousness 

In  all  our  bosoms  reign ! 

The  righteousness  that  never  ends. 

But  makes  an  end  of  sin. 
The  joy  that  human  thought  transcends. 

Now  to  our  souls  bring  in : 

The  kingdom  of  established  peace. 

Which  can  no  more  remove ; 
The  perfect  powers  of  godliness, 
.  The  omnipotence  of  love. 

72. 

'  THY  W^ILL  BE   DONE  ON  EARTH   AS  IN  HEAVEN.' 

L.  M. 

Spirit  of  peace  and  love  and  power  ! 
Fountain  of  life  and  light  below  ! 
Abroad  Thy  healing  influence  shower, 
O'er  all  the  nations  let  it  flow. 
Inspire  our  hearts  with  perfect  love  ; 
In  all  the  work  of  faith  fulfil ; 
So  not  heaven's  host  shall  swifter  move. 
Than  we  on  earth,  to  do  Thy  will. 

Father,  't  is  Thine  each  day  to  yield 
Thy  children's  wants  a  fi-esh  supply ; 
Thou  cloth'st  the  lilies  of  the  field. 
And  hearest  the  young  ravens  cry. 

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To  Thee  we  pray,  —  for  all  must  live 
By  Thee,  who  know'st  their  every  need,  — 
Pray  for  the  world,  that  Thou  wilt  give 
All  human  hearts  Thy  hving  bread. 

In  faith  we  wait  and  long  and  pray, 
To  see  that  time,  by  prophets  told, 
When  nations,  new-born  into  day, 
Shall  be  ingathered  to  Thy  fold. 
We  cannot  doubt  Thy  gracious  will. 
Thou  Mighty,  Mercifiil,  and  Just ! 
And  Thou  wilt,  in  Thy  tune,  fulfil 
The  word  in  which  Thy  servants  trust. 

73. 

'give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.' 

L.  M. 

O  God,  Thou  Giver  of  all  good ! 
Thy  children  live  by  daily  food ; 
And  daily  must  the  prayer  be  said, 
'  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread !  ' 

The  life  of  earth  and  seed  is  Thine  ; 
.  Suns  glow,  rams  fall,  by  power  divine  ; 
Thou  art  in  all ;  not  even  the  powers 
By  which  we  toil  for  bread  are  om's. 

What  large  provision  Thou  hast  made  ! 
As  large  as  is  Thy  children's  need : 
How  wide  Thy  bounteous  love  is  spread ! 
Wide  as  the  want  of  daily  bread. 

Since  every  day  by  Thee  we  live, 
May  grateful  hearts  Thy  gifts  receive  ; 
And  may  the  hands  be  pure  from  stain 
With  which  our  daily  bread  we  gain. 

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SUPPLICATION. 


74. 

DAILY    BREAD. 
L.  M. 

Thy  name  be  hallowed  evermore  ; 
O  God  !  Thy  kingdom  come  with  power  ; 
Thy  will  be  done,  and  day  by  day 
Give  us  our  daily  bread,  we  pray. 

Lord !  evermore  to  us  be  given 

The  livino;  bread  which  comes  from  heaven  ; 

o 

Eternal  hfe  on  us  bestow  ; 

Thou  art  the  Gift,  the  Giver  Thou. 

75. 

'give  us  our  daily  bread.' 

7s  M. 

Day  by  day  the  manna  fell ; 
O,  to  learn  this  lesson  well ! 
Still  by  constant  mercy  fed. 
Give  us.  Lord,  our  daily  bread. 

Day  by  day,  the  promise  reads ; 
'  Daily  strength  for  daily  needs  ; 
Cast  foreboding  fears  away  ; 
Take  the  manna  of  to-day.' 

Lord,  our  times  are  in  Thy  hand ; 
All  our  sanguine  hopes  have  planned. 
To  Thy  wisdom  we  resign, 
And  would  mould  our  wills  to  Thine. 

Thou  our  daily  task  shalt  give ; 
Day  by  day  to  Thee  we  live  ; 
So  shall  added  years  fulfil 
Not  our  own,  our  Father's  will. 

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PUBLIC   WORSHIP. 


O,  to  live  exempt  fi'om  care, 
By  the  energy  of  prayer ; 
Strong  in  faith,  with  mind  subdued. 
Glowing  yet  with  gratitude  ! 


76. 

'  FORGIVE    US    OUR   TRESPASSES.' 

7s  M. 

God  of  mercy  !  God  of  love  ! 
Hear  our  sad,  repentant  songs ; 
Listen  to  Thy  suppHant  ones. 
Thou,  to  whom  all  grace  belongs ! 

Deep  our  shame  for  folhes  past, 
Talents  wasted,  time  misspent ; 
Hearts  debased  by  worldly  cares. 
Thankless  for  the  blessmgs  lent ;  — 

FooHsh  fears  and  fond  desires, 
Vain  regrets  for  things  as  vain ; 
Lips  too  seldom  taught  to  praise, 
Oft  to  murmur*  and  complain. 

These,  and  every  secret  fault. 
Filled  with  grief  and  shame,  we  own  ; 
Humbled  at  Thy  feet  we  bow. 
Seeking  strength  from  Thee  alone. 

God  of  mercy  !  God  of  love  ! 
Hear  our  sad,  repentant  songs ; 
O,  restore  Thy  suppliant  ones, 
Tliou  to  whom  all  grace  belongs ! 

52 


SUPPLICATION. 

77. 

'  LEAVE   US    NOT   IN    TEMPTATION.' 
78  M. 

Heavenly  Father !  to  whose  eye 
Future  thmgs  unfolded  lie, 
Through  the  desert  when  we  stray 
Let  Thy  counsels  guide  our  way. 

Leave  us  not,  for  flesh  is  frail. 
Where  fierce  trials  would  assail ; 
Leave  us  not,  in  darkened  hour. 
To  withstand  the  tempter's  power. 

Guide  us  through  perplexing  snares ; 
Care  for  us  in  all  our  cares ; 
Let  us  neither  faint  nor  fear. 
Feeling  still  that  Tliou  art  near. 

78. 

'deliver  us  from  E\aL.' 

7s  M. 

Lord,  dehver  us,  we  pray. 
From  the  evil  round  our  way. 
From  the  tyi'anny  within, 
Passion's  scom'ge,  and  chains  of  sin. 

Save  us,  in  the  prosperous  hour. 
From  the  flattering  tempter's  power, 
From  the  unsuspected  Aviles, 
From  the  hollow  treacherous  smiles. 


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PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

Save  us,  in  adversity, 
From  despair  and  doubt  of  Thee  ; 
Keep  us,  in  our  troubled  day. 
Lest  we  fall  from  Thee  away. 

Let  us  still  to  Thee  look  up, 

Thou,  Thy  children's  strength  and  hope ! 

Lord,  dehver  and  defend, 

Love  us,  save  us,  to  the  end ! 


79. 

A    PRAYER. 
C.    M. 

What  shall  we  ask  of  God  in  prayer  ? 

Whatever  good  we  want ; 
Whatever  man  may  seek  to  share, 

Or  God  in  msdom  grant. 

Father  of  all  our  mercies,  —  Thou 
In  whom  we  move  and  hve  ! 

Hear^us  in  heaven,  Thy  dwelling,  now, 
And  answer,  and  forgive. 

When,  harassed  by  ten  thousand  foes. 

Our  helplessness  we  feel, 
O,  give  the  weary  heart  repose. 

The  wounded  spii'it  heal ! 

When  dire  temptations  gather  round. 

And  threaten  or  allure, 
By  storm  or  cahn,  m  Thee  be  found 

A  reftio;e  strong;  and  sure. 

64 


SUPPLICATION. 


When  age  advances,  may  we  grow 
In  faith,  m  hope,  and  love  ; 

And  walk  in  holiness  below 
To  holiness  above. 


80. 

PRAYER    OF    A    LOWLY    SPIRIT. 
P.  M. 

From  the  recesses  of  a  lowly  spirit, 
Our  hmnble  prayer  ascends ;  O  Father !  hear  it ; 
Borne  on  the  trembhng  wings  of  awe  and  meek- 
ness, 
Forgive  its  weakness ! 

We  see  Thy  hand ;  it  leads  us,  it  supports  us  ; 
We  hear  Thy  voice  ;  it  counsels  and  it  courts  us  : 
And  then  we  turn  away  ;  and  still  Thy  kindness 
Forgives  our  blindness. 

O  how  long-suffering  Lord !  but  Thou  delightest 
To  win  with  love  the  wandering ;  Thou  mvitest, 
By  smiles  of  mercy,  not  by  frowns  or  terrors, 
Man  from  his  errors. 

Father  and  Saviour!  plant  within  each  bosom 
Tlie  seeds  of  hohness ;  and  bid  them  blossom 
In  fi'agrance  and  in  beauty  bright  and  vernal. 
And  spring  eternal. 

Then  place  them  in  Thine  everlasting  gardens. 
Where  angels  walk,  and  seraphs  are  the  wardens  ; 
Where  every  flower,  borne  safely  through  death's 
portal. 
Becomes  immortal. 

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PUBLIC   WORSHIP. 

81. 

FOR    DIVINE    STRENGTH. 
11   &  lOs  M. 

Father,  in  Thy  mysterious  presence  kneeling, 
Fain  would  our  souls  feel  all  Thy  kindling 
love ; 
For  we  are  weak,  and  need  some  deep  revealing 
Of  Trust,  and  Strength,  and  Calmness  from 
above. 


Lord,  we  have  wandered  forth  through  doubt 
and  sorrow, 
And  Thou  hast  made  each  step  an  onward 
one ; 
And  we  will  ever  trust  each   unknown   mor- 
row, — 
Thou  wilt  sustain  us  till  its  work  is  done. 


In  the  heart's  depths  a  peace  serene  and  holy 
Abides,   and  when    pain    seems  to  have  its 
will. 

Or  we  despair,  —  O,  may  that  peace  rise  slowly, 
Stronger  than  agony,  and  we  be  still ! 


Now,  Father,  now,  in  Thy  dear  presence  kneel- 

Our  spirits  yearn  to  feel  Thy  kindhng  love  ; 
Now  make  us  strong,  we  need  Thy  deep  reveal- 
ing 

Of  Trust,  and  Strength,  and  Calmness   from 
above. 

56 


SUPPLICATION. 

82. 

'WITH   THEE    IS    THE    FOUNTAIN    OF   LIFE.' 
L.   M. 

O  God  !  who  know'st  liow  frail  we  are, 
How  soon  the  thought  of  good  departs ; 
We  pray  that  Thou  wouldst  feed  the  fount 
Of  lioly  yearning  in  our  hearts. 

Let  not  the  chokuig  cares  of  earth 
The  precious  springs  of  life  o'ergi'ow ; 
But,  ever  guarded  by  Thy  love, 
Still  purer  may  their  waters  flow. 

To  Thee,  mth  sweeter  hope  and  trust, 
Be  every  day  our  spirits  giv^en ; 
And  may  we,  wliile  we  walk  on  earth, 
Walk  more  as  citizens  of  heaven. 

83. 

FOR   HEAVENLY    HEARTS. 
L.  M. 

Heaven  is  a  state  of  rest  from  sin  ; 
But  all  who  hope  to  enter  there 
Must  here  that  holy  course  begin, 
Which  shall  their  souls  for  rest  prepare. 

Clean  hearts,  O  God,  in  us  create ! 
Right  sphits.  Lord,  in  us  renew ! 
Commence  we  now  that  higher  state, 
Now  do  Thy  will  as  angels  do. 

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PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

84. 

'he  giveth  power  to  the  faint.' 

11  &  10s  M. 

Father,  to  us  Thy  cliildren,  humbly  kneeling, 
Conscious   of  weakness,    ignorance,   sin,  and 
shame. 

Give  such  a  force  of  holy  thought  and  feeling, 
That  we  may  live  to  glorify  Thy  name ; 

That  we  may  conquer  base  desire  and  passion. 
That  we  may  rise  from  selfish  thought  and  will, 

O'ercome    the  world's   allm'ement,  tlireat,  and 
fashion, 
Walk  humbly,  gently,  leaning  on  Thee  still. 

Let  all  Thy  goodness  by  oui*  minds  be  seen. 
Let  all  Thy  mercy  on  our  souls  be  sealed. 
Lord,  if  Thou  \^dlt,  Thy  power  can    make  us 
clean  ; 
O,  speak  the  word!    Thy  servants  shall  be 
healed. 

85. 

'  THAT  YE  MIGHT  HAVE  LIFE  MORE  ABUNDANTLY.' 

7s  M. 

Father  of  our  spirits !  hear 
Faith's  effectual,  fervent  prayer ; 
Hear,  and  our  petitions  seal ; 
Let  us  how  the  answer  feel. 

Life  of  all  that  lives  below ! 
Let  Thy  spirit  m  us  flow  ; 
Let  us  all  Thy  life  receive. 
From  Thee,  in  Thee,  ever  hve. 

68 


SUPPLICATION. 

O,  for  fiiller  life  we  pine ; 
Let  us  more  receive  of  Thine ; 
Still  for  more  on  Thee  we  call, 
Thou  who  fillest  all  in  all ! 

Live  we  now  in  Thee ;  be  fed 
Daily  with  the  living  bread ; 
Into  Thee  our  spirits  grow  ; 
Into  us  Thy  sphit  flow ; 

While  we  feel  the  vital  blood, 
While  Thy  fidl  and  quickening  flood 
Through  life's  every  channel  rolls. 
Soul  of  all  beheving  souls ! 


86. 

LIVING   TO    THE    GLORY    OF    GOD. 
L.  M. 

O  Thou,  who  hast  at  Thy  command 
The  hearts  of  all  men  in  Thy  hand ! 
Our  wayward,  erring  hearts  incline 
To  know  no  other  will  but  Tliine. 

Our  wishes,  our  desu'es,  control ; 
Mould  eveiy  purpose  of  the  soul ; 
O'er  all  may  we  \actorious  be 
That  stands  between  om'selves  and  Thee. 

Thrice  blest  will  all  om'  blessings  be. 
When  we  can  look  through  them  to  Thee ; 
When  each  glad  heart  its  tribute  pays 
Of  love,  and  gratitude,  and  praise. 

69  ' 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 


And  while  we  to  Thy  glory  hve, 
May  we  to  Thee  all  glory  give, 
Until  the  final  summons  come, 
That  calls  Thy  willing  servants  home. 


87. 

THE    PEACE    OF    GOD. 
L.  M. 

O  Father  !  lift  our  souls  above. 
Till  we  find  rest  m  Thy  dear  love ; 
And  still  that  peace  divine  impart 
Which  sanctifies  the  mmost  heart. 
And  makes  each  mom  and  setting  sun 
But  bring  us  nearer  to  Thy  throne. 


May  we  our  daily  duties  meet. 

Tread  sin  each  day  beneath  our  feet, 

And  win  that  strength  wliich  doth  Thy  will 

And  seeth  Thee,  and  so  is  still : 

And,  fixed  on  Thy  sustaining  arm, 

Find  daily  food  and  know  no  harm. 


Help  us  with  man  in  peace  to  Hve, 

Our  brother's  wrong  in  love  forgive. 

And,  day  and  night,  the  tempter  flee 

Through  strength  wliich  comes  alone  fi:om  Thee  ! 

Thus  will  oiu'  spirits  find  their  rest, 

In  Thy  deep  peace  forever  blest. 


60 


SUPPLICATION. 


88. 

FOR    god's    presence. 
C.  M. 

Father  in  heaven,  to  whom  our  hearts 
Would  lift  themselves  in  prayer, 

Drive  from  our  souls  each  earthly  thought, 
And  show  Thy  presence  there. 

Each  moment  of  our  hves  renews 

The  mercies  of  the  Lord  ; 
Each  moment  is  itself  a  gift 

To  bear  us  on  to  God. 

Help  us  to  break  the  galling  chains . 

Tliis  world  has  round  us  thrown  ; 
Each  passion  of  our  hearts  subdue, 

Each  cherished  sin  disown. 

O  Father !  kindle  in  our  souls 

A  never-dying  flame 
Of  holy  love,  of  grateful  trust. 

In  Thine  ahnighty  name. 

89. 

DOING    ALL   TO    GOD. 
C.  M. 

Shine  on  om'  souls,  Eternal  God, 

With  rays  of  beauty  shine  ; 
O,  let  Thy  favor  crown  our  days. 

And  all  their  romid  be  Thine  ! 

Did  we  not  raise  our  hands  to  Thee, 

Our  hands  might  toil  in  vain ; 
Small  joy  success  itself  could  give. 

If  Thou  Thy  love  restrain. 

61 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

With  Thee  let  every  week  begin, 
With  Thee  each  day  be  spent, 

For  Thee  each  fleeting  hour  improved, 
Since  each  by  Thee  is  lent. 

'Midst  hourly  cares  may  love  present 

Its  incense  at  Thy  throne ; 
And,  while  the  world  our  hands  employs. 

Our  hearts  be  Thine  alone. 

90. 

FOR    W^ISDOM. 
C.   M. 

Almighty  God,  in  humble  prayer 

To  Thee  our  souls  we  lift ; 
Do  Thou  our  waiting  minds  prepare 

For  Thy  most  needftil  gift. 

We  ask  not  golden  streams  of  wealth 

Along  om-  path  to  flow ; 
We  ask  not  undecaying  health. 

Nor  length  of  years  below  : 

We  ask  not  honors,  which  an  hour 

May  bring  and  take  away ; 
We  ask  not  pleasure,  pomp,  or  power. 

Lest  we  should  go  astray : 

We  ask  for  wisdom  ;  Lord,  impart 

The  knowledge  how  to  live ; 
A  wise  and  understanding  heart 

To  all  before  Thee  give. 

The  young  remember  Thee  in  youth, 

Before  the  evil  days  ! 
The  old  be  guided  by  Thy  truth 

In  wisdom's  pleasant  ways ! 

62 


SUPPLICATION. 

91. 

FOR   MANLINESS    AND    FREEDOM. 
L.   M. 

Supreme  and  universal  Light ! 
Fountain  of  reason  !  Judge  of  right ! 
Parent  of  good  !  whose  blessings  flow 
On  all  above,  and  all  below  ; 

Assist  us,  Lord,  to  act,  to  be. 
What  nature  and  Thy  laws  decree ; 
Worthy  that  intellectual  flame. 
Which  from  Thy  breathing  spirit  came  : 

Our  moral  freedom  to  maintain, 
Bid  passion  serve,  and  reason  reign, 
Self-poised  and  independent  still 
On  this  world's  varyuig  good  or  ill. 

No  slave  to  profit,  shame,  or  fear, 

O,  may  our  steadfast  bosoms  bear 

The  stamp  of  heaven,  —  an  upright  heart, 

Above  the  mean  disguise  of  art ! 

May  our  expanded  souls  disclaim 
The  narrow  view,  the  selfish  aim ; 
But  with  a  Christian  zeal  embrace 
Whate'er  is  friendly  to  oiu*  race. 

O  Father !  grace  and  virtue  grant ; 
No  more  we  wish,  no  more  we  want  : 
To  know,  to  serve  Thee,  and  to  love, 
Is  peace  below,  —  is  bliss  above. 

63 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

92. 

STRUGGLING   UPWARD. 
C.  M. 

Father  divine,  our  wants  relieve 

In  this  our  evil  clay ; 
To  all  Thy  tempted  cliildren  give 

The  power  to  watch  and  pray. 

Long  as  our  fiery  trials  last, 
Long  as  the  cross  we  bear, 

O,  let  our  souls  on  Thee  be  cast, 
Li  never-ceasmg  prayer ! 

Thy  spuit  of  untroubled  peace 

Give  us  in  faith  to  claim, 
To  wrestle  till  we  see  Thy  face 

And  know  Thy  hidden  name. 

Then  let  us,  on  the  mountam-top. 
Behold  Thine  unveiled  face. 

Where  faith  in  sight  is  swallowed  up, 
And  prayer  in  endless  praise. 

93. 

FOR    STRENGTH    IN    TRIAL. 
7  &  6s  M.  p. 

O  Almighty  God  of  love  ! 

Thy  holy  aiTQ  display ; 
Send  us  succor  fi:om  above. 

Against  the  evil  day ; 
Arm  our  weakness  with  Thy  j^ower ; 
Put  Thy  strength  our  hearts  within ; 
Be  our  stronghold  and  our  tower 

Against  the  assaults  of  sin. 

64 


SUPPLICATION. 

Could  we  of  Thy  strength  take  hold, 

And  always  feel  Thee  near, 
Confident,  divinely  bold. 

Our  souls  would  know  no  fear. 
Nothing  could  their  finnness  shock  ; 
Thouo'h  the  fixates  of  hell  assail. 
Were  we  built  upon  the  rock 

They  never  could  prevail. 

Thou  wouldst,  in  the  trying  hour, 

A  sure  protection  be. 
Guard  us  from  temptation's  power, 

And  fix  our  souls  on  Thee. 
Lord,  on  Thee  our  trust  is  placed  ; 
Never  thence  may  we  remove  ; 
In  the  arms  of  love  embraced, 

Thine  everlasting  love. 

» 

94. 

FOR    DIVINE    HELP. 
C.   M. 

O,  HELP  US,  Lord  !  each  hour  of  need 

Thy  heavenly  succor  give ; 
Help  us  in  thought,  in  word,  in  deed. 

Each  hour  on  earth  we  live. 

O,  help  us,  when  our  spirits  bleed, 
With  doubt  and  anguish  sore ; 

And  when  our  hearts  are  cold  and  dead, 
O,  help  us.  Lord,  the  more  ! 

O,  help  us,  through  the  prayer  of  faith. 

More  firmly  to  believe ! 
For  still  the  more  the  servant  hath, 

The  more  shall  he  receive. 

63  E 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

O,  help  us,  Father  !  from  on  high  ; 

We  know  no  help  but  Thee ; 
O,  help  us  so  to  live  and  die, 

As  Thine  in  heaven  to  be ! 

95. 

FOR    GUIDANCE. 

7s  M. 

Guide  us,  Lord !  a  pilgrim  band. 
Journeying  toAvard  the  better  land  ; 
Foes  we  know  are  to  be  met, 
Snares  the  pilgrim's  path  beset ; 
Clouds  upon  the  valley  rest, 
Rouo-h  and  dark  the  mountain's  breast 

o 

And  our  home  may  not  be  gained. 
Save  through  trials  well  sustained. 

God  of  mercy  !  on  Thee,  all 
Humbly  for  Thy  guidance  call ; 
Save  us  from  the  evil  tongue, 
From  the  heart  that  thinketh  wrong. 
From  the  sins,  whate'er  they  be. 
That  divide  the  soul  from  Thee. 
God  of  grace  !  on  Thee  we  rest ; 
Bless  us,  and  we  shall  be  blest. 

96. 

FOR    GUIDANCE    AND    PROTECTION. 
C.   M. 

God  of  our  fathers  !  by  whose  hand 
Their  children  still  are  blest. 

Be  with  us  tln*ough  our  pilgrimage, 
Conduct  us  to  our  rest. 

66 


SUPPLICATION. 

Tlirougli  each  perplexing  path  of  Hfe 
Our  wanderino;  footsteps  guide  ; 

Give  ijs,  each  day,  our  daily  bread, 
And  raiment  fit  provide. 

O,  spread  Thy  sheltering  wings  around. 

Till  all  our  wanderings  cease, 
And  at  our  Father's  loved  abode 

Our  souls  arrive  in  peace  ! 

To  Thee,  our  Father  and  our  God, 

We  our  whole  souls  resign ; 
.Vnd  thankful  own  that  all  we  are, 

And  all  we  have,  is  Thine. 

97. 

thp:  heavenly  guide. 
C.  M. 

AVhen  thirst  for  power  or  for  gold 

Hath  led  our  souls  astray ; 
When,  blind,  by  blinder  guides  we  're  told, 

'  Lo,  here  thou  'It  find  the  way ' ; 

Look  down,  O  Father  !  from  above  ; 

Set  us  from  eiTor  free ; 
Teach  us  to  serve  Thee  here  in  love. 

And  find  our  home  in  Thee. 

When  faith  Thy  g-uidance  humbly  takes. 

And  seeks  Thy  will  to  do. 
Clear  light  upon  oiu'  pathway  breaks. 

The  world  to  guide  us  throus;!'- 

Thy  spirit  send,  om'  souls  to  keep : 

Thy  wisdom  make  our  own ; 
And,  though  our  way  lead  through  the  deep, 

We  wander  not  alone. 

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PUBLIC   WORSHIP. 

98. 

O    FATHER  !    HEAR. 
P.  M. 

Hear,  Father,  hear  our  prayer  ! 
Thou  who  art  pity  where  sorrow  prevaileth. 
Thou  who  art  safety  when  mortal  help  faileth, 
Strength  to  the  feeble  and  hope  to  despair. 

Hear,  Father,  hear  our  prayer ! 

Hear,  Father,  hear  our  prayer ! 
Wandering;  alone  in  the  land  of  the  strano;er, 
Be  with  all  travellers  in  sickness  or  danger. 
Guard  Thou  then'  path,  guide  their  feet  fi'om 
the  snare: 

Hear,  Father,  hear  our  prayer ! 

Hear  Thou  the  poor  that  cry ! 
Feed  Thou  the  hungry  and  hghten  then*  sorrow, 
Grant  them  the  sunshine  of  hope  for  the  morrow ; 
They  are  Thy  children,  their  trust  is  on  high : 

Hear  Thou  the  poor  that  cry ! 

Dry  Thou  the  mourner's  tear ! 
Heal  Thou  the  wounds  of  time-hallowed  affec- 
tion ; 
Grant  to  the  widow  and  orphan  protection ; 
Be,  in  then'  trouble,  a  friend  ever  near ; 

Dry  Thou  the  mourner's  tear ! 

Hear,  Father,  hear  our  prayer ! 
Long  hath  Thy  goodness  our  footsteps  attended  : 
Be  with  the  pilgrim  whose  journey  is  ended  : 
When  at  Thy  summons  for  death  we  prepare, 

Hear,  Father,  hear  our  prayer ! 

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SUPPLICATION. 


99. 

OUR    HEAVENLY    FATHER. 

7s  M. 

Heavenly  Father,  God  of  Love  ! 
Send  Thy  blessing  from  above  : 
Light  and  hfe  to  all  impart ; 
Shine  on  each  beheving  heart. 

Kindly  comfort  all  who  mourn  ; 
Lito  joy  their  sorrow  turn  ; 
Joy  which  none  can  take  away, 
Joy  that  shall  forever  stay. 

Glorious  in  Thy  sons  appear ; 
Plant  Thy  heavenly  kingdom  here  ; 
All  Thy  kingdom  from  above, 
All  the  blessedness  of  love. 

Plant  in  us  an  humble  mind. 
Patient,  pitiftJ  and  kind ; 
Meek  and  lowly  let  us  be, 
Full  of  goodness,  ftdl  of  Thee. 

Let  us  in  oiu^  spirits  prove 
All  the  depths  of  lowly  love  ; 
Let  us  in  our  lives  express 
All  the  heights  of  holiness. 


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ADORATION   AND  PRAISE. 

100. 

THE    HUNDREDTH    PSALM. 
L.  M. 

With  one  consent  let  all  the  earth 
To  God  then'  cheerful  voices  raise  ; 
Glad  homage  paj,  with  hallowed  miith, 
And  sing  before  Him  songs  of  praise  ; 

Convinced  that  He  is  God  alone, 
From  whom  both  we  and  all  proceed,  — 
We  whom  He  chooses  for  His  own, 
The  flock  whom  He  vouchsafes  to  feed. 

O,  enter  then  His  temple  gate. 
Into  His  courts  devoutly  press ! 
And  still  your  gratefiil  hymns  repeat. 
And  still  His  name  with  praises  bless. 

For  He  is  God  supremely  good  ; 
His  mercy  is  forever  sure ; 
His  truth,  which  always  firmly  stood, 
To  endless  ages  shall  endure. 

101. 

'  O,    COME,    LET    US    SING    UNTO    THE    LORD.' 
L.  M. 

O,  COME,  loud  anthems  let  us  sing. 
Loud  thanks  to  our  Almighty  Kmg  ! 
For  we  our  voices  high  should  raise. 
When  our  salvation's  Rock  we  praise. 

70 


ADORATION    AND    PKAISE. 

Into  His  presence  let  us  haste, 
To  thank  Him  for  His  favors  past ; 
To  Him  address,  in  joyful  songs. 
The  praise  that  to  His  name  belongs. 

The  depths  of  earth  are  in  His  hand, 
Her  secret  wealth  at  His  command ; 
The  strength  of  hills  that  threat  the  skies. 
Subjected  to  His  empire  lies. 

The  rollmg  ocean's  vast  abyss. 
By  the  same  sovereign  right,  is  His ; 
"T  is  moved  by  His  almighty  hand. 
That  fonned  and  fixed  the  solid  land. 

O,  let  us  to  His  courts  repair, 
And  bow  with  adoration  there  ! 
With  reverent  hearts  devoutly  all 
Upon  the  Lord  oui'  Maker  call. 

102. 

A   PSALM    OF    PRAISE. 
10  &  lis  M. 

O,  WORSHIP  the  King,  all-glorious  above. 
And  gratefully  sing  His  wonderful  love  ; 
Om'  Sliield  and  Defender,  the  Ancient  of  Days, 
Pavilioned  in  splendor,  and  girded  with  praise  ! 

His  bountiful  care  what  tongue  can  recite  ? 
It  breathes  in  the  air,  it  shines  m  the  light. 
It  streams  fi'om  the  hills,  it  descends  on  the  plain, 
And  sweetly  distils  in  the  dcAV  and  the  rain. 

O  Loving  and  Just !  we,  feeble  and  frail. 
In  Thee  put  our  trust,  nor  find  Thee  to  fail ; 
Thy  mercies  how  tender !  how  firm  to  the  end ; 
Our  Maker,  Defender,  Redeemer,  and  Friend  I 

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103. 

A    MORNING    PSALM    OF    PRAISE. 
lOs  M. 

We  praise  Thee,  Lord,  with  earliest  morning  ray, 
We  praise  Thee  with  the  glowing  light  of  day : 
All  things  that  live  and  move,  by  sea  and  land, 
Forever  ready  at  Thy  service  stand. 

Thy  Christendom  is  smging  night  and  day 
'  Glory  to  Him,  the  mighty  God,  for  aye, 
By  whom,  thro'  whom,  in  Avhom,  all  beings  are  I " 
Grant  us  to  echo  on  the  song  afar. 

Thy  name  supreme.  Thy  kingdom,  in  us  dwell. 
Thy  will  constram  and  feed  and  guide  us  well : 
Guard  us,  redeem  us  in  the  evil  horn- ; 
For  Thine  the  glory,  Lord,  and  Thine  the  power ! 

104. 

AN    EVENING    PSALM    OF    PRAISE. 
lOs  M. 

O,  COME  and  let  us  all,  with  one  accord. 
Lift  up  our  cheei^ful  voice  and  praise  the  Lord ! 
Let  us  this  evening  bless  His  holy  Name  ; 
Yea,  let  us  laud  and  magnify  the  same. 

For  by  His  word  the  heaven  and  earth  were  made. 
The  world's  fomidations  also  firmly  laid  ; 
All  things  were  done  at  His  divine  command, 
Which  shall  throughout  all  ages  surely  stand. 

Therefore  let  all  m  heaven  and  earth  agree 
To  smg  His  praise  m  perfect  miity ; 
Yea,  let  His  servants  all,  with  one  accord, 
In  joy  fill  hallelujahs  praise  the  Lord. 

72 


ADORATION    AND    PRAISE. 

105. 

'  BLESSED    BE   THE    NAME    OF    THE    LORD  !  ' 

7s  M. 

Blessed  be,  for  evermore, 
That  great  Name  which  we  adore  ! 
Round  the  world  His  praise  be  smig, 
Tlu'ough  all  lands,  in  every  tongue. 

O'er  all  nations  God  alone,  — 
Higher  than  the  heavens  His  throne,  — 
Who  is  like  to  God  most  high. 
Infinite  in  majesty ! 

Yet  to  view  the  heavens  He  bends ; 
Yea,  to  earth  He  condescends ; 
Raising  up  the  poor  to  stand 
With  the  princes  of  the  land. 

He  the  broken  spirit  cheers ; 
Turns  to  joy  the  mourner's  tears  ; 
Such  the  wonders  of  His  ways  ;  — 
Praise  His  name,  forever  praise  ! 

106. 

THRICE    HOLY. 

8  &  7s  M. 

'  Lord,  Thy  glory  fills  the  heaven  ; 

Earth  is  with  its  fulness  stored  ; 
Unto  Thee  be  glory  given, 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord  ! ' 
Heaven  is  still  with  anthems  ringing ; 

Earth  takes  up  the  angels'  cry, 
'-  Holy,  holy,  holy,'  singing, 

'  Lord  of  hosts,  the  Lord  most  High  !  ' 

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PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

Ever  thus  in  God's  liigh  praises, 
Brethren,  let  our  tongues  unite, 

Whilst  our  thoughts  His  greatness  raises, 
And  our  love  His  gifts  excite. 

-r         •  •  • 

With  His  seraph  tram  before  Hun, 
With  His  holy  church  below, 

Thus  unite  we  to  adore  Him, 

Bid  we  thus  our  anthem  flow  :  — 

'  Lord,  Thy  glory  fills  the  heaven  ; 

Earth  is  with  its  fiilness  stored; 
Unto  Thee  be  glory  given, 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord !  ' 
Thus  Thy  glorious  name  confessing. 

We  adopt  the  angels'  cry, 
'  Holy,  holy,  holy,'  —  blessing 

Thee,  the  Lord  our  God  most  High. 

107. 

TE    DEUM. 
C.   M. 

O  God  !  we  praise  Thee,  and  confess 

That  Thou  the  only  Lord 
And  everlasting  Father  art. 

By  all  the  earth  adored. 

To  Thee  all  angels  cry  aloud ; 

To  Thee  the  powers  on  high. 
Both  cherubim  and  seraphim, 

Continually  do  cry : 

'  O  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord, 

Whom  heavenly  hosts  obey. 
The  world  is  with  the  glory  filled 

Of  Thy  majestic  sway ! ' 

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ADORATION    AND    PRAISE. 

The  apostles'  glorious  company, 
And  prophets  crowned  with  hght, 

With  all  the  martyrs'  noble  host, 
Thy  constant  praise  recite. 

The  holy  chui'ch  throughout  tlie  world, 

O  Lord !  confesses  Thee, 
That  Thou  the  Eternal  Father  art. 

Of  boundless  majesty. 


108. 

'PRAISE    YE    THE    LORD.' 

8  &  7s  M. 

Praise  the  Lord  !  ye  heavens  adore  Him  ! 

Praise  Him,  angels  in  the  height ; 
Sun  and  moon  rejoice  before  Him  ; 

Praise  Him,  all  ye  stars  of  light ! 
Praise  the  Lord,  for  He  hath  spoken ; 

Worlds  his  mighty  voice  obeyed ; 
Laws,  which  never  can  be  broken. 

For  their  guidance  He  hath  made. 

Praise  the  Lord !  for  He  is  glorious ; 

Never  shall  His  promise  fail ; 
God  hath  made  His  saint-?  victorious. 

Sin  and  death  shall  not  prevail  : 
Praise  the  God  of  our  salvation. 

Hosts  on  high,  His  power  proclaim ; 
Heaven  and  earth,  and  all  creation, 

Praise  and  magnify  His  name  ! 


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109. 

GLAD    HOMAGE. 
P.   M. 

Father  of  spirits  !  gathered  now  before  The<^, 
Songs  of  glad  homage  unto  Thee  we  bring ; 
Touched  by  Thj  spirit,  O,  teach  us  to  adore 
Thee ! 
Let  Thy  hght  attend  us, 
Let  Thy  love  befriend  us, 
Father  of  our  spmts,  Everlasting  King ! 

Send  forth  Thy  mandate,  gather  in  the  nations. 
Through    the  wide  universe    Thy  name    be 
known ; 
Milhons  of  voices  shall  join  in  adorations, 
Every  soul  invited, 
Every  voice  united, 
Joining  to  adore  Thee,  Everlasting  One  I 


no. 

GLORY   TO    GOD. 

'       7s  M. 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high, 
God,  whose  glory  fills  the  sky ! 
Peace  on  earth  to  man  forgiven, 
Man,  the  well-beloved  of  Heaven  ! 

Favored  mortals,  raise  the  song ; 
Endless  thanks  to  God  belong ; 
Hearts,  o'erflowing  -svith  His  praise, 
Join  the  hymns  your  voices  raise. 

76 


ADORATION    AND    PRAISE. 

Mark  the  wonders  of  His  hand ; 
Power,  no  empire  can  withstand ; 
Wisdom,  angels'  glorious  theme  ; 
Goodness,  one  eternal  stream ! 

Gracious  Being  !  from  Thy  throne 
Send  Thy  promised  blessings  down  ; 
Let  Thy  hght.  Thy  truth.  Thy  peace, 
Bid  our  selfish  passions  cease. 


111. 

LOWLY   PRAISE. 

78  M. 

Lord  of  every  time  and  place, 
Hear  the  praises  of  our  race. 
And,  while  hearing,  let  Thy  grace 
Dews  of  sweet  forgiveness  pour ; 
While  we  know,  benignant  King, 
That  the  praises  which  we  bring 
Are  a  feeble  offering. 
Till  Thy  blessing  makes  it  more. 

More  of  truth,  and  more  of  might, 
More  of  love,  and  more  of  light. 
More  of  reason,  and  of  right 
From  Thy  pardoning  grace  be  given  ! 
This  can  make  the  humblest  song 
Sweet,  acceptable,  and  strong. 
As  the  strains  the  angels'  throng 
Pour  around  the  throne  of  heaven. 


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112. 

PRAISE   TO    THE    GOD    OF    NATURE. 
P.    M. 

Lauded  be  Thy  name  forever, 
Thou,  of  life  the  Guard  and  Giver ! 
Thou  who  slumberest  not  nor  sleepest, 
Blest  are  they  Thou  kindly  keepest. 
God  of  stillness  and  of  motion. 
Of  the  rainbow,  and  the  ocean, 
Of  the  mountain,  rock,  and  river. 
Lauded  be  Thy  name  forever ! 

God  of  evening's  peaceful  ray ! 
God  of  every  dawning  day, 
Rising  from  the  distant  sea. 
Breathing  of  eternity ! 
Thine  the  flaming  sphere  of  light. 
Thine  the  darkness  of  the  night ;  — 
God  of  life,  that  fade  shall  never, 
Glory  to  Thy  name  forever ! 

113. 

PERPETUAL    PRAISE. 
L.    M. 

My  God  !  in  morning's  radiant  horn- 
To  Thee  will  I  lift  up  my  heart ; 
The  shades  of  night  obey  Thy  power, 
And  at  Thy  sun's  bright  beams  depart. 

Father  and  Guardian  !  to  Thy  shrine 
The  life  Thou  shieldest  will  I  bring ; 
All,  great  Creator  !  all  is  Thine  ; 
The  heart  my  noblest  offering. 

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ADORATION    AND    PRAISE. 

The  morning  liglit  shall  see  my  prayer, 
The  noonday  calm  shall  knoAv  my  praise ; 
And  evening's  still  and  fragrant  air 
My  grateful  hymn  to  Thee  shall  raise. 

So  shall  sweet  thoughts  and  hopes  sublime 
My  constant  inspirations  be  ; 
And  every  shifting  scene  of  time 
Reflect,  my  God,  a  light  from  Thee  ! 

114. 

HARMONY    OF    PRAISE. 

7s  M. 

Thou  who  dwell'st  enthroned  above, 
Thou  in  whom  we  hve  and  move, 
Thou  who  art  most  great,  most  high, 
God  from  all  eternity  ! 

O,  how  sweet,  how  excellent, 
'T  is  when  tongues  and  hearts  consent, 
Gratefid  hearts  and  joyful  tongues. 
Hymning  Thee  in  tuneftil  songs  ! 

When  the  morning  paints  the  skies, 
When  the  stars  of  evening  rise, 
We  Thy  praises  will  record, 
Sovereign  Ruler,  mighty  Lord  ! 

Decks  the  spring  with  flowers  the  field. 
Harvest  rich  doth  autumn  yield. 
Giver  of  all  good  below. 
Lord,  from  Thee  these  blessino-s  flow  ! 

Sovereign  Ruler,  mighty  Lord ! 
We  Thy  praises  will  record ; 
Giver  of  these  blessmgs,  we 
Pour  our  gratefril  song  to  Thee  ! 


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115. 

'his  mercy  endureth  forever.' 

7  s  M. 

Let  ns,  with  a  gladsome  mind, 
Praise  the  Lord,  for  He  is  kind ; 
For  His  mercies  aye  endiu'e, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

He,  by  His  commanding  might, 
Filled  the  new-made  world  with  hght ; 
And  His  mercies  shall  endure. 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sm-e. 

All  His  creatures  He  doth  feed. 
With  flill  hand  supplies  then-  need ; 
And  His  mercies  shall  endure. 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

He  hath  with  a  pitying  eye 
Looked  upon  oiu*  misery ; 
And  His  mercies  shall  endure. 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sui^e. 

Let  us  therefore  warble  forth 
His  high  majesty  and  worth ; 
For  His  mercies  aye  endure. 
Ever  faitliful,  ever  sure. 

116. 

'praise  ye  the  lord.' 

7s  M. 

Heralds  of  creation  !  cry,  — 
'  Praise  the  Lord,  the  Lord  most  high ! ' 
Heaven  and  earth !  obey  the  call ; 
Praise  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  all. 

80 


ADORATION    AND    PRAISE. 

For  He  spake,  and  forth  from  niglit 
Sprang  the  universe  to  hght ; 
He  commanded,  —  nature  heard, 
And  stood  fast  upon  His  word. 

Praise  Him,  all  ye  hosts  above  ;  • 
Spirits  perfected  in  love  ! 
Sun  and  moon  !  your  voices  raise  ; 
Sing,  ye  stars  !  your  Maker's  praise. 

Earth  !  from  all  thy  depths  below, 
Ocean's  hallelujahs  flow  ; 
Lightning,  vapor,  wind,  and  storm. 
Hail  and  snow  !  His  will  perform. 

Birds  !  on  wings  of  rapture  soar, 
Warble  at  His  temple's  door ; 
Joyful  sounds  from  herds  and  flocks, 
Echo  back,  ye  caves  and  rocks  ! 

High  above  all  height  His  tlirone ; 
Excellent  His  name  alone  ; 
Him  let  all  His  works  confess  ! 
Him  let  all  His  children  bless ! 


117. 

'speak  of  all  his  wondrous  works.' 

7s  M. 

O,  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; 
All  His  wondrous  deeds  proclaim ; 
Every  tongue  His  praise  record ; 
Every  heart  adore  His  name  ! 

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PUBLIC   WORSHIP. 

Seek  the  Lord ;  His  grace  implore  ; 
On  His  love  your  trust  repose ; 
Seek  His  presence  evermore  ; 
There  lay  down  your  cares  and  woes. 

Thou,  O  Lord  !  art  true  and  just ; 
Thou  wilt  crown  with  pure  success 
All  the  waiting  souls  that  trust 
In  Thy  love  and  faithfulness. 


118. 

'  O,    GIVE   THANKS    UNTO    THE    LORD !  ' 

7s   M. 

O,  GIVE  thanks  to  Him  who  made 
Morning  light  and  evening  shade  ; 
Source  and  Giver  of  all  good, 
Nightly  sleep  and  daily  food : 
Quickener  of  our  wearied  powers, 
Guard  of  our  unconscious  hours ! 

O,  give  thanks  to  nature's  King, 
Who  made  every  breathing  thing  ! 
His  our  warm  and  sentient  frame  ; 
His  the  mind's  immortal  flame  ; 
O,  how  close  the  ties  that  bind 
Spirits  to  the  Eternal  Mind  ! 

O,  give  thanks  with  heart  and  lip. 
For  we  are  His  workmanship. 
And  all  creatures  are  His  care ; 
Not  a  bird  that  cleaves  the  air 
Falls  unnoticed ;  —  but  who  can 
Speak  the  Father's  love  to  man ! 

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119. 

THANKSGIVING. 

7  &  6s  M.  p. 

Meet  and  right  it  is  to  sing, 
In  every  time  and  place, 

Praises  to  our  heavenly  King, 
The  God  of  truth  and  grace. 

Join  we  then  in  sweet  accord. 

All  in  one  thanksgiving  join ; 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord, 
Eternal  praise  be  Thine  ! 

Thee,  the  first-born  sons  of  light, 

In  choral  symphonies, 
Praise  alway,  day  without  night, 

In  songs  that  never  cease. 
And  with  them  our  hearts  aspire, 
On  the  wings  of  faith  and  love. 
Vying  with  the  heavenly  choir. 

Who  chant  Thy  praise  above. 

Still  they  sing,  with  glory  crowned. 
Thanksgiving  to  Thy  name  ; 

Lower  if  our  A^oices  sound. 
Our  hymn  is  still  the  same ; 

'  Glory  be  to  God  on  high  ! ' 

So  the  song  of  angels  ran. 

And  our  voices  still  reply, 

'  Good- will  on  earth  to  man  ! ' 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 


120. 

'  FROM  THE  RISING  OF  THE  SUN  UNTO  THE  GOING 
DOWN    OF    THE    SAME.' 

H.  M. 

All,  from  the  sun's  uprise 

Unto  liis  setting  rays, 

Resound  in  jubilees 

The  great  Creator's  praise  ! 
Him  serve  alone  ;  in  triumph  bring 
Your  gifts,  and  sing  before  His  throne  ! 

Man  drew  from  man  his  birth  ; 

But  God  his  noble  frame, 

(Built  of  the  ruddy  earth,) 

Filled  with  celestial  flame. 
His  sons  we  are  ;  by  Him  are  led, 
Preserved  and  fed  with  tender  care. 

Then  to  His  portals  press 

In  your  divine  resorts ; 

With  thanks  His  power  profess, 

And  praise  Him  in  His  courts. 
How  good  !  how  pure  !  His  mercies  last ; 
His  promise  past  is  ever  sure. 


121. 

'PRAISE   THE    LORD,    ALL   YE    NATIONS ! 

7s  M. 

All  ye  nations,  praise  the  Lord ; 
All  ye  lands,  your  voices  raise  ; 
Heaven  and  earth,  with  loud  accord, 
Praise  the  Lord,  forever  praise. 

84 


ADORATION    AND    PRAISE. 

For  His  truth  and  mercy  stand, 
Past,  and  present,  and  to  be. 
Like  the  years  of  His  right  hand, 
Like  His  own  eternity. 

Praise  Him,  ye  who  know  His  love ; 
Praise  Him,  from  the  depths  beneath ; 
Praise  Him  in  the  heicrhts  above  : 
Praise  your  Maker,  all  that  breathe ! 

122. 

GLORY   TO    THE    FATHER. 

7s  M. 

Father  !  glory  be  to  Thee, 
Source  of  all  the  good  we  see ! 
Glory,  for  the  blessed  light 
Rising  on  the  ancient  night ; 
Glory,  for  the  hopes  that  come 
Streaming  through  the  silent  tomb ; 
Glory,  for  Thy  spirit  given. 
Guiding  us  in  peace  to  heaven ! 

123. 

DOXOLOGY. 
L.  M. 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 
Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise  ! 
Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung. 
Through  every  land,  by  every  tongue ! 

Eternal  are  Thy  mercies.  Lord ! 
Eternal  truth  attends  Thy  word ; 
Thy  praise  shall  sound  from  shore  to  shore. 
Till  suns  shall  rise  and  set  no  more. 

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PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

124. 

'  THINE    13    THE    GLORY    FOREVER.' 
7  &  6s  M. 

To  Thee,  the  Lord  ahiiighty, 
Our  noblest  praise  we  give, 

Who  all  things  hast  created, 
And  blessest  all  that  live  ; 

Whose  goodness,  never-failing 
Throno-h  countless  ages  srone, 

Forever  and  forever 

Shall  still  keep  shining  on. 

125. 

PRAISE    FROM    ALL   NATIONS. 
S.  M. 

Thy  name,  almighty  Lord, 
Shall  sound  throuo;h  distant  lands : 
Great  is  Thy  grace,  and  sure  Thy  word 
Thy  tiTith  forever  stands. 

Far  be  Thine  honor  spread, 
And  long  Thy  praise  endure, 
Till  morning  ho;ht  and  evenino;  shade 
Shall  be  exchanged  no  more. 


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PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 


BENEDICTION, 

126. 

'  PEACE    BE    WITH    YOU.' 

8  &  7s  M. 

Part  in  peace  !  with  deep  thanksgiving, 
Rendering,  as  we  homeward  tread, 

Gracious  service  to  the  hving. 
Tranquil  memory  to  the  dead. 

Part  in  peace !  such  are  the  praises 
God,  our  Maker,  loveth  best ; 

Such  the  worship  that  upraises 
Human  hearts  to  heavenly  rest. 


127. 

THE    BENEDICTION    OF    PEACE. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Father,  give  Thy  benediction ; 

Give  Thy  peace,  before  we  part ; 
Still  our  minds  with  truth's  conviction. 

Calm  with  trust  each  anxious  heart : 
Let  Thy  voice,  with  sweet  commanding, 

Bid  our  griefs  and  struggles  end ; 
Peace  which  passeth  miderstanding 

On  our  waiting  spirits  send. 

87 


PUBLIC   WORSHIP. 

128. 

GO    IN    PEACE ! 
8  &  7s  M. 

Go  in  peace  !  —  serene  dismission 
To  the  loving  heart  made  known, 

When  it  pours,  in  deep  contrition. 
Prayer  before  the  eternal  throne. 

Go  in  peace  !  —  thy  sins  forgiven, 
God  hath  healed  thee,  set  thee  free ; 

Every  spirit-fetter  riven, 
Go  in  peace,  and  liberty  ! 

Father  !  breathe  this  benediction 
O'er  our  spirits  while  we  pray ; 

Let  us  part  in  fall  conviction 

Thou  hast  blessed  our  souls  to-day. 


129. 

THE   PEACE    OF    GOD. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Peace  of  God,  which  knows  no  measure, 

Heavenly  sunlight  of  the  soul. 
Peace  beyond  all  earthly  treasure. 

Come  and  all  our  hearts  control ! 
Come,  almighty  to  deliver  ! 

Naught  shall  make  us  then  afraid ; 
We  will  trust  in  Thee  forever. 

Thou  on  whom  our  hope  is  stayed  I 

86 


BENEDICTION. 


130. 

THE    spirit's    peace, 
C.  M. 

O  Thou  great  Spirit !  who  along 

The  waters  first  did  move, 
And  straight,  fi*om  warring  chaos  sprung 

Liglit,  harmony  and  love  ; 
Upon  our  waiting  spirits  brood. 

Bid  all  their  discord  cease. 
And  breathe  upon  the  troubled  soul 

Thy  last,  best  gift  of  peace  ! 

131. 

BENEDICTION. 
6   &  10s  M. 

The  peace  which  God  bestows, 

Which  from  His  presence  flows. 
The  peace  the  Father  giveth  to  the  son, 

Be  known  in  every  mind, 

The  broken  heart  to  bmd. 
And  bless  each  traveller  as  he  journeys  on. 

Ere  daily  strifes  begin 

The  war  without,  within. 
The  God  of  love,  in  spirit  and  in  power. 

Now  on  each  bended  head 

His  deepest  blessing  shed, 
And  keep  us  all  through  every  troubled  hour  ! 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 


132. 

THE    WORD    OF    GOD. 
S.    M. 

God  of  the  prophets'  power  ! 
God  of  the  Gospel's  sound  ! 
Move  glorious  on,  —  send  out  Thy  voice 
To  all  the  nations  round. 

With  hearts  and  lips  unfeigned, 
We  bless  Thee  for  Thy  word ; 
We  praise  Thee  for  the  joyftil  news 
Which  our  glad  ears  have  heard. 

O,  may  we  treasure  well 
The  counsels  that  we  hear. 
Till  righteousness  and  holy  joy 
In  all  our  hearts  appear. 

Water  the  sacred  seed, 
And  give  it  large  increase  ; 
May  neither  fowls,  nor  rocks,  nor  thorns, 
Prevent  the  fruits  of  peace. 

And  though  we  sow  in  tears, 
Our  souls  at  last  shall  come. 
And  gather  in  our  sheaves  Avith  joy. 
At  heaven's  great  harvest-home. 

133. 

THE    SEED    OF    THE   WORD. 
C.  M. 

O  God,  by  whom  the  seed  is  given, 

By  whom  the  harvest  blest ; 
Whose  word  of  truth,  sent  do\vn  from  heaven, 

Is  planted  in  our  breast ; 

90 


BENEDICTION. 

Preserve  it  from  the  passing  feet, 

And  plunderers  of  the  air ; 
The  sultry  sun's  intenser  heat, 
And  weeds  of  worldly  care  ! 

Though  buried  deep,  or  thinly  strewn, 
Do  Thou  Thy  grace  supply ; 

The  hope,  in  earthly  furroAVs  sown, 
Shall  ripen  in  the  sky. 

134. 

PARTING    HYMN. 
L.  M. 

Thy  presence,  ever -living  God ! 
Wide  through  all  nature  spreads  abroad ; 
Thy  watchful  eyes,  which  never  sleep, 
In  every  place  Thy  children  keep. 

Wliile  near  each  other  we  remain. 
Thou  dost  our  lives  and  powers  sustain ; 
When  parted,  we  rejoice  to  share 
Thy  smiles.  Thy  comisels,  and  Thy  care. 

To  Thee  we  now  commit  our  ways, 
And  still  implore  Thy  heavenly  grace  ; 
Still  cause  Thy  face  on  us  to  shine, 
And  guard  and  guide  us  still  as  Tliine. 

135. 

'  WHOSE    SERVICE   IS    PERFECT    FREEDOM.' 
C.  M. 

Father,  Thy  presence,  ever  near. 

Help  us  to  feel  and  know. 
That  we  may  find  Thy  kingdom  here, 

And  walk  with  God  below. 

91 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

Help  us  to  find,  in  Thy  great  love, 
Oiu'  dearest  hope  and  guide  : 

Who  rests  on  wisdom  from  above 
Can  need  no  help  beside. 

Help  us  to  trust  that  mighty  hand 
Which  leads  us  on  our  way : 

When  perfect  justice  gives  command, 
'T  is  freedom  to  obey. 

136. 

GOD    EVER    NEAR. 

L.   M. 

As  the  sun's  enhvening  eye 
Shines  on  every  place  the  same. 
So  the  Lord  is  always  nigh 
To  the  souls  that  love  His  name. 

When  they  move  at  duty's  call, 
He  is  with  them  by  the  way ; 
He  is  ever  with  them  all. 
Those  who  go  and  those  who  stay. 

From  His  holy  mercy-seat 
Notliing  can  their  souls  confine ; 
Still  in  spirit  they  may  meet, 
And  in  sweet  communion  join. 

137. 

HYMN    AT    PARTING. 

7s.  M. 

For  a  season  called  to  part. 
Let  us  now  ourselves  commend 
To  the  gracious  eye  and  heart 
Of  our  ever-present  Friend. 

92 


BENEDICTION. 

Father,  hear  our  humble  prayer ! 
Tender  Shepherd  of  Thy  sheep, 
Let  Thy  mercy  and  Thy  care 
All  our  souls  in  safety  keep. 

In  Thy  strength  may  we  be  strong; 
Hallow  every  cross  and  pain  ; 
Give  us,  if  Thou  wilt,  erelong 
Here  to  meet  in  peace  again. 

138. 

CLOSE    OF    WORSHIP. 
L.  M. 

Ere  to  the  world  again  we  go, 
Its  pleasures,  cares,  and  idle  show. 
Thy  grace  once  more,  O  God !  we  crave. 
From  folly  and  from  sin  to  save. 

May  the  great  truths  we  here  have  heard  - 
The  lessons  of  Thy  holy  word  — 
Dwell  in  our  inmost  bosoms  deep. 
And  all  our  souls  from  error  keep. 

O,  may  the  influence  of  this  day 
Long  as  our  memory  with  us  stay. 
And  as  an  angel  guardian  prove. 
To  guide  us  to  our  home  above. 

139. 

THE    EVERLASTING    ARMS. 

7s  M. 

Everlasting  arms  of  love 
Are  beneath,  aromid,  above ; 
God  it  is  who  bears  us  on. 
His  the  arm  we  lean  upon. 

93 


PUBLIC   WORSHIP. 

He,  our  ever-present  Guide, 
Faithful  is,  whate'er  betide  ; 
Gladly,  then,  we  journey  on. 
With  His  arm  to  lean  upon. 


140. 

CLOSING    HYMN. 
L.  M. 

In  busy  mart  and  crowded  street. 
No  less  than  in  the  still  retreat, 
Thou,  Lord,  art  near,  our  souls  to  bless 
With  all  a  parent's  tenderness. 

And  every  moment  still  doth  bring 
Thy  blessings  on  its  laden  wing ; 
And  all  our  years,  in  every  place, 
Shall  bless  Thee  for  Thy  boundless  grace. 

141. 

'thy  kingdom  come.' 
L.  M. 

Father,  whose  heavenly  kingdom  lies 
In  every  meek,  behevmg  breast, 
Reveal  before  Thy  children's  eyes 
That  kingdom's  coming  and  its  rest. 

And  while  Thy  people  bend  and  pray 
Towards  Thy  benignant  throne  of  light, 
Give  answer  in  the  dawning  day 
Of  Freedom,  Mercy,  Truth  and  Right. 

94 


BENEDICTION. 


142. 

OUR    GUIDE    AND    STAY. 
L.  M. 

For  mercies  past  we  praise  Thee,  Lord, 
The  fi'uits  of  earth,  the  hopes  of  heaven. 
Thy  helping  arm,  Thy  guiding  word. 
And  answered  prayers,  and  sins  forgiven. 

Whene'er  we  tread  on  danger's  height. 

Or  walk  temptation's  slippery  way. 

Be  still,  to  lead  onr  steps  aright. 

Thy  word  our  guide.  Thine  arm  our  stay ! 

Be  ours  Thy  blessed  presence  still ; 
United  hearts,  unchanging  love  ; 
No  thought  that  contradicts  Thy  will, 
No  wish  that  centres  not  above  ! 


143. 

IN    THE   WILDERNESS. 
L.  M. 

Thy  bounteous  hand  with  food  can  bless 
The  bleak  and  barren  wilderness. 
And  Thou  hast  taught  us.  Lord,  to  pray 
For  daily  bread  from  day  to  day. 

And  O,  when  through  the  wilds  we  roam 
That  part  us  from  our  heavenly  home  ; 
When,  lost  in  danger,  want,  and  woe, 
Our  faithless  tears  begin  to  flow ; 

96 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 


Do  Thou  Thy  gracious  comfort  give, 
By  which  alone  the  soul  can  live ; 
And  grant  Thy  children,  Lord,  we  pray, 
The  bread  of  life  from  day  to  day ! 


144. 

THE    SHADOWING    ROCK. 
L.  M. 

The  path  of  hfe  we  walk  to-day 
Is  strange  as  that  the  Hebrews  trod ; 
We  need  the  shadomng  rock  as  they. 
We  need,  like  them,  the  guides  of  God. 

God  send  His  angels.  Cloud  and  Fire, 
To  lead  us  o'er  the  desert  sand ! 
God  give  our  hearts  their  long  desire, 
His  shadow  in  a  weary  land ! 


145. 

THE    PILLAR    AND    CLOUD. 
L.   M. 

O,  PRESENT  still,  though  still  unseen, 
When  brightly  shines  the  prosperous  day. 
Be  thoughts  of  Thee  a  cloudy  screen. 
To  temper  the  deceitful  ray  I 

And,  O,  when  gathers  on  our  jiath 
In  shade  and  storm  the  frequent  night. 
Be  Thou,  long-suffering,  slow  to  wrath, 
A  burning  and  a  shining  hght ! 

96  ** 


BENEDICTION. 


146. 

CLOSING    HYMN. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Heavenly  Shepherd,  guide  us,  feed  us, 
Through  our  pilgrimage  below, 

And  beside  the  waters  lead  us, 
Where  Thy  flock  rejoicing  go. 

Lord,  Thy  gTiardian  presence  ever. 
Meekly  bending,  we  implore  ; 

We  have  found  Thee,  and  would  never. 
Never  wander  from  Thee  more. 


147. 

GOD    leads    us    right. 
L,  M. 

Leader  of  faithful  souls,  and  Guide 

Of  all  who  seek  the  land  above. 

Beneath  Thy  shadow  we  abide. 

The  cloud  of  Thy  protecting  love ; 

Our  strength  Thy  grace,  our  rule  Thy  word, 

Our  end  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

By  Thine  unerring  spirit  led. 
We  shall  not  in  the  desert  stray, 
We  shall  not  flill  direction  need, 
Nor  miss  our  providential  way  ; 
As  far  from  danger  as  from  fear. 
While  Love,  almighty  Love,  is  near. 

5  97  G 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 


148. 

THE    pilgrim's    PRAYER. 
7s  M. 

Lead  us  with  Thy  gentle  sway, 
As  a  willing  child  is  led ; 
Speed  us  on  our  upward  way, 
As  a  pilgrim,  Lord,  is  sped. 
Who  with  prayers  and  helps  divine 
Seeks  a  consecrated  shrine. 

Lead  us,  Father,  Thou  dost  know 
All  the  way ;  but,  wanderers,  we 
Often  miss  our  way  below, 
And  stretch  out  our  hands  to  Thee ; 
Guide  us,  save  us,  and  prepare 
Our  appointed  mansion  there  ! 

149. 

DISMISSAL. 
C.   M. 

Lord,  dismiss  us  with  Thy  blessing, 
Hope  and  comfort  from  above  ; 

Let  us  each.  Thy  peace  possessing. 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love  : 

Still  support  us 
While  in  duty's  path  we  move. 

Thanks  we  give,  and  adoration. 
For  the  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 

May  the  fruits  of  Thy  salvation 
In  our  hearts  and  lives  abound : 

May  Thy  presence 
With  us  evermore  be  found. 

98 


BENEDICTION. 

150. 

SUNDAY    EVENING. 

78  M. 

God,  our  Sun !  the  day  we  own 
Thine,  —  in  holy  pleasures  flown  ; 
God,  our  Shield  !  with  confidence 
Thee  we  make  the  night's  defence. 

Thee  we  bless  for  each  high  thought 
By  these  hours  of  worship  brought; 
Thee  we  trust  for  aid  to  lead 
Holy  thought  to  holy  deed. 

151. 

SUNDAY    EVENING. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Lo,  the  day  of  rest  declineth, 
Gather  fast  the  shades  of  night ; 

May  the  Sun  which  ever  shineth 
Fill  our  souls  with  heavenly  light ! 

While,  Thine  ear  of  love  addressing, 
Thus  oui^  parting  hymn  we  sing. 

Father,  grant  Thine  evening  blessing, 
Fold  us  safe  beneath  Thy  wing ! 


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II.     SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 


SEASONS   OF   THE   DAY. 

152. 

CHILDREN    OF    THE   DAY. 
L.  M. 

Now  with  creation's  morning  song 
Let  ns,  as  cMlcIren  of  the  day, 
With  wakened  heart  and  purpose  strong, 
The  works  of  darkness  cast  away. 

O,  may  the  morn  so  pure,  so  clear. 
Its  own  sweet  cahn  in  us  instil,  — 
A  guileless  mind,  a  heart  sincere, 
Simplicity  of  word  and  will. 

And  ever,  as  the  day  ghdes  by. 
May  we  the  busy  senses  rein, 
Keep  guard  upon  the  hand  and  eye. 
Nor  let  the  conscience  suffer  stain. 

Grant  us,  O  God !  in  love  to  Thee, 
Clear  eyes  to  measui'e  thmgs  below. 
Faith,  the  invisible  to  see. 
And  wisdom,  Thee  in  all  to  know. 

100 


SEASONS    OF    THE    DAY. 

153. 

MORNING    HYMN. 
L.   M. 

O,  TIMELY  happy,  timely  wise, 
Hearts  that  with  rising  morn  arise ; 
Eyes  that  the  beam  celestial  view 
Which  evermore  makes  all  things  new  ! 

New  every  morning  is  the  love 
Our  waiving  and  uprising  prove  ; 
Through  sleep  and  darkness  safely  brought, 
Restored  to  life,  and  power,  and  thought. 

New  mercies,  each  returning  day, 

Do  hover  round  us  as  we  pray ; 

New  perils  past,  new  sins  forgiven. 

New  thoughts  of  God,  new  hopes  of  heaven. 

Do  Thou,  O  Lord !  in  Thy  dear  love. 
Fit  us  for  perfect  rest  above  ; 
And  help  us,  tliis,  and  every  day. 
To  live  more  nearly  as  we  pray. 

154. 

MORNING    WATCHES. 
lOs  M. 

Father,  the  watches  of  the  night  are  o'er ; 
To  light  and  life  the  soul  has  risen  once  more ; 
Blessed  be  Thou,  who,  through  the  helpless  hours, 
Hast  kept  in  deepest  peace  her  slumbering  powers. 

101 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 


Father,  the  watches  of  the  day  are  here  ; 
More  than  from  those  of  night  we  have  to  fear ; 
By  rude  cares  troubled,  by  temptations  pressed. 
Through  the  day-watches.  Father,  give  us  rest ! 


155. 

'when    I    AWAKE    I    AM    STILL   WITH    TffiEE.' 

11   &  10s  M. 

Still,  still  with  Thee,  when  purple  morning 
breaketh. 

When  the  bird  waketh  and  the  shadows  flee ; 
Faii-er  than  morning,  lovelier  than  the  daylight. 

Dawns  the  sweet  consciousness,  I  am  with  Thee. 

Alone  with  Thee,  amid  the  mystic  shadows, 

.  The  solemn  hush  of  nature  newly  bom  ; 
Alone  with  Thee,  in  breathless  adoration. 
In  the  calm  dew  and  freshness  of  the  mom. 

As,  in  the  damming,  o'er  the  waveless  ocean 
The  image  of  the  morning  star  doth  rest, 

So,  in  this  stillness.  Thou  beholdest  only 
Thine  image  in  the  waters  of  my  breast. 

When  sinks  the  soul,  subdued  by  toil,  to  slumber, 
Its  closing  eye  looks  up  to  Thee  in  prayer ; 

Sweet  the  repose  beneath  Thy  wings  o'ershading, 
But  sweeter  still,  to  wake  and  find  Thee  there.. 

So  shall  it  be  at  last,  in  that  bright  morning 
When  the  soul  waketh  and  life's  shadows  flee  ; 

O,  in  that  hour,  fairer  than  daylight  dawning. 
Shall  rise  the  glorious  thought,  I  am  with  Thee ! 

102 


SEASONS    OF   THE    DAY. 


156. 

MORNING    HYMN. 
L.    M. 

Awake,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sim 
Thy  daily  stage  of  duty  run ; 
Shake  off  dull  sloth,  and  early  rise, 
To  pay  thy  morning  sacrifice. 

Awake  !  lift  up  thyself,  my  heart ; 
And  with  the  angels  bear  thy  part, 
Who  all  night  long  unwearied  sing 
High  praise  to  their  Almighty  King. 

Lord  !  I  my  vows  to  Thee  renew  ; 
Scatter  my  sins  hke  morning  dew ; 
Guard  my  first  springs  of  thought  and  wiil, 
And  with  Thyself  my  spirit  fill. 

Direct,  control,  suggest,  this  day, 

All  I  design,  or  do,  or  say ; 

That  all  my  powers,  with  all  their  might. 

In  Thy  sole  glory  may  unite. 


157. 

MORNING    HYMN. 
L.  M. 

In  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid, 
I  safely  passed  the  silent  night  : 
Again  I  see  the  breaking  shade, 
I  drink  again  the  mornino;  licrht. 

103 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 


New-bom,  I  bless  the  waking  hour ; 
Once  more,  with  awe,  rejoice  to  be ; 
My  conscious  soul  resumes  her  power, 
And  sprmgs,  my  guardian  God !  to  Thee. 

O,  guide  me  through  the  various  maze 
My  doubtful  feet  are  doomed  to  tread ; 
And  spread  Thy  shield's  protectmg  blaze 
Where  dangers  press  around  my  head. 


158. 

MORNIXG    HYMN 

7s  M. 

In  the  mornmg  I  will  pray 
For  God's  blessmg  on  the  day ; 
What  this  day  shall  be  my  lot, 
Light  or  darkness,  know  I  not. 

Should  it  be  with  clouds  o'ercast. 
Clouds  of  sorrow,  gathering  fast. 
Thou,  who  givest  light  divine, 
Shine  ^^^thin  me.  Lord,  O,  shine ! 

Show  me,  if  I  tempted  be, 
How  to  find  all  streno-th  in  Thee, 
And  a  perfect  triumph  win 
Over  every  bosom  sin. 

Keep  my  feet  fi'om  secret  snares. 
Keep  mine  eyes,  O  God  !  fi^om  tears  ; 
Every  step  Thy  love  attend. 
And  my  soul  fi'om  death  defend. 


104 


SEASONS    OF   THE    DAY. 

159. 

MORNING    HYMN. 
C.   M. 

Now  that  the  sun  is  beaming  bright, 

Implore  we,  bending  low. 
That  He,  the  uncreated  Light, 

May  guide  us  as  we  go. 

No  sinful  word,  nor  deed  of  wrong, 
Nor  thoughts  that  idly  rove  ; 

But  simple  truth  be  on  our  tongue, 
And  in  our  hearts  be  love. 

And,  while  the  hours  in  order  flow, 

Securely  keep,  O  God ! 
Our  hearts,  beleaguered  by  the  foe 

That  tempts  our  every  road. 

And  grant  that  to  Thine  honor.  Lord, 

Our  daily  toil  may  tend  ; 
That  we  begin  it  at  Thy  word. 

And  in  Thy  favor  end. 

160. 

MORNING    HYMN. 
S.  M. 

Behold,  night's  shadows  fade. 
And  morn  is  in  the  skies ! 
To  Him  by  whom  all  things  were  made 
Our  aspu'ations  rise. 

5  *  106 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

To  break  this  deathly  trance 
Help  us,  O  God,  oui'  stay ! 
Give  the  freed  spirit  utterance. 
Its  languors  charm  away  ! 

So  sin  shall  cease  to  reign. 
So  safety  shall  be  nigh  ; 
Rend,  spirit  blest,  the  heavy  chains 
Of  death,  in  victory  ! 


161. 

THE   SUN    OF    RIGHTEOUSNESS. 
L.  M. 

True  Sun  !  upon  our  souls  arise, 

Shinincr  in  beautv  evermore, 

And  through  each  sense  the  quickening  beam 

Of  the  Eternal  Spirit  poiu\ 

Confirm  us  m  each  good  resolve, 
And  cahn  the  passions  that  betray ; 
Turn  each  misfortune  to  our  good ; 
Direct  us  in  Thine  own  right  way. 

O,  ever  with  the  opening  dawn 
May  saintly  purity  attend ; 
Faith  sanctii}^  the  mid-day  hours, 
Upon  our  souls  no  night  descend ! 

0  Giver  of  each  perfect  gift ! 
This  day  our  daily  bread  supply ; 
While  from  the  Spirit's  tranquil  depths 
We  drink  unfailing  draughts  of  joy. 

106 


SEASONS    OF    THE    DAY. 

162. 

NOON-TIDE. 
L.  M. 

Lord  of  eternal  truth  and  might ! 
Thou  Ruler  of  the  changing  day ! 
Thy  life  shines  in  the  morning  light 
And  glows  in  noon's  effulgent  ray. 

Quench  Thou  in  us  the  flames  of  strife, 
And  bid  the  heats  of  passion  cease  ; 
From  fears  and  perils  guard  our  life, 
And  keep  our  souls  in  perfect  peace. 

163. 

NOONDAY   HYMN. 
L.   M. 

Up  to  the  throne  of  God  is  borne 
The  voice  of  praise  at  early  morn, 
And  He  accepts  the  punctual  hymn 
Sung  as  the  light  of  day  grows  dim. 

Nor  will  he  turn  His  ear  aside 
From  holy  offerings  at  noon-tide  : 
Then  here  reposing,  let  us  raise 
A  song  of  gratitude  and  praise. 

Look  up  to  heaven  !  the  obedient  sim 
Already  half  his  course  hath  run  ; 
He  cannot  halt  or  go  astray ; 
But  oiu'  immortal  spmts  may. 

Lord,  since  his  rising  in  the  east. 
If  we  have  filtered  or  transgressed. 
Guide,  from  Thy  love's  abundant  source, 
What  yet  remains  of  this  day's  course. 

107 


SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

Help  with  Thy  grace,  through  all  life's  day, 
Our  upward  and  our  downward  way ; 
And  glorify  for  us  the  west, 
When  we  shall  smk  into  our  rest. 

164. 

THE    STILL   HOUR. 
L.    M. 

Gently  the  shades  of  night  descend  ; 
Thy  temple,  Lord,  is  calm  and  still ; 
A  thousand  lamps  of  ether  blend, 
A  thousand  fires  that  temple  fill. 

Thou  bidd'st  the  cares  of  earth  depart ; 
Heaven's  peace  is  wafted  fi-om  above  ; 
A  sabbath  stillness  fills  the  heart. 
Devotion's  calm  and  holy  love. 

And  man,  even  from  the  dust,  may  rise, 
Borne  on  the  pinions  of  Thy  grace, 
Up  to  angehc  mysteries. 
And  find  in  Thee  liis  restmg-place. 

,  165. 

AT    EVEN-TIDE. 
L.  M. 

O'er  silent  field  and  lonely  lawn 
Her  dusky  mantle  night  hath  drawn  ; 
At  twilight's  holy,  heartfelt  hour. 
In  man  his  better  soul  hath  power. 

The  passions  are  at  peace  within. 
And  stilled  each  stormy  thought  of  sin  ; 
The  yielding  bosom,  overawed. 
Breathes  love  to  man,  and  love  to  God. 

lOS 


SEASONS    OF    THE    DAY. 

166. 

THE    EVENING    REST. 
lOs  M. 

O  Thou,  the  primal  fount  of  life  and  peace, 
Who  shedd'st  Thy  breathing  quiet  all  around  I 
In  me  command  that  pain  and  conflict  cease, 
And  tune  to  music  every  jarring  sound. 

Make  Thou  in  me,  O  God!  through  shame  and 

pain, 
A  heart  attuned  to  Thy  celestial  calm ; 
Let  not  the  spirit's  pangs  be  roused  in  vain. 
But    heal    the  wounded    breast  with    soothing 

balm. 

So,  fiiTQ  in  steadfast  hope,  in  thought  secure, 
In  full  accord  with  all  Thy  works  of  joy, 
May  I  be  nerved  to  labors  high  and  pure. 
And  Thou  Thy  child  to  do  Thy  work  employ. 

In  one  who  walked  on  earth,  a  man  of  woe. 
Was  holier  peace  than  even  this  hour  inspires  ; 
From  him  to  me  let  inward  quiet  flow. 
And  give  the  might  my  faihng  will  requii'es. 

So  this  great  universe,  ^  so  he,  and  Thou, 
The   central    source    and  wondrous    bound    of 

things, 
May  fill  my  heart  with  rest  as  deep  as  now 
To  land  and  sea  and  air  Thy  presence  brings. 


109 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

167. 

THE    REST    OF    THE   WEARY. 
12  &  lis  M. 

The  daylight  is  fading  o'er  earth  and  o'er  ocean, 
The  sun  has  gone  down  o'er  the  slumbering 
sea; 
And  now,  in  the  hush  of  hfe's  fitful  commotion, 
We  lift  oiu'   th-ed   spirits,   blest  Father!    to 
Thee. 

O,  when  our  feet  stumble  upon  the  dark  moun- 

tams. 
Or  smk  in  the  stormy  and  treacherous  wave. 
Or  seek  in   the   desert   in  vain  for  the   foun- 

tams,  — 
■    Be  near,  in  the  darkness,  to  help  and  to  save  ! 

And  oft  as  the  tmnult  of  life's  heavuig  billow 
Shall  toss   our  frail    bark   drivuio;   wild  o'er 
night's  deep. 
Let  Thy  guarduig  wing  be  stretched  over  our 
pillow, 
And  shield  us  from  evil,  though  death  watch 
our  sleep. 

168. 

'THOU    MAKEST    darkness    AND    IT    IS    NIGHT.' 
10  &  4s  M. 

Father  supreme  !  Thou  high  and  holy  One  ! 

To  Thee  we  bow  ; 
Now,  when  the  burden  of  the  day  is  gone, 

Devoutly,  now. 

110 


SEASONS    OF    THE    DAY. 

From  ao;e  to  a^e  uncliancrinfi^,  still  the  same 

All-good  Thou  art ; 
Hallowed  forever  be  Thy  reverend  name 

In  every  heart ! 

When  the  glad  morn  upon  the  hills  was  spread, 

Thy  smile  was  there  ; 
Now,  as  the  darkness  gathers  overhead. 

We  feel  Thy  care. 

Night  spreads  her  shade  upon  another  day 

Forever  past ; 
So  o'er  our  faults.  Thy  love,  we  humbly  pray, 

A  veil  may  cast. 

Silence  and  calm,  o'er  hearts  by  earth  distrest. 

Now  sweetly  steal ; 
So  every  fear  that  struggles  in  the  breast 

Shall  faith  conceal. 

Thou,  through  the  dark,  wilt  watch  above  our 
sleep 
With  eye  of  love  ; 
And  Thou  ^vilt  wake  us,  when  the  sunbeams 
leap 
The  hills  above. 

O,  may  each  heart  its  gratitude  express 

As  life  expands. 
And  find  the  trimnph  of  its  happiness 

In  Thy  commands ! 


Ill 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

169. 

'THE    DAY   IS    THINE,    THE    NIGHT    ALSO.' 
P.    M. 

Fading,  still  fading,  the  last  beam  is  shining ; 
Father  in  heaven  !  the  day  is  declining ; 
Thine  is  the  darkness,  as  Thine  is  the  light ; 
We  trust  Thee  by  day,  and  we  trust  Thee  by 

night. 
From  the  fall  of  the  shade  till  the  morning  bells 

chime. 
Shield  us  from  danger  and  guard  us  from  crime. 
Father  of  mercy,  O,  hear  Thou  our  prayer ! 

Father  in  heaven  !  O,  hear  when  we  call. 
Thou  the  Protector  and  Saviour  of  all ! 
Fainting  and  feeble,  we  trust  in  Thy  might ; 
In  doubting  and  darkness.  Thy  love  be  our  light ! 
Let  us  sleep  on  Thy  breast  while  the  night  taper 

burns, 
And  wake  in  Tliine  arms  when  the  mornino;  re- 

turns. 
Father  of  mercy,  O  hear  Thou  our  prayer! 

170. 

'  EVEN  THE  NIGHT   SHALL  BE   LIGHT  ABOUT   ME.' 

L.    M. 

'Tis  gone,  that  bright  and  orbed  blaze. 
Fast  fading  from  our  wistful  gaze  ; 
Yon  mantling  cloud  has  hid  from  sight 
The  last  faint  pulse  of  quiveiing  hght. 

112 


SEASONS    OF    THE 'DAY. 

Sun  of  my  soul,  forever  near  ! 

It  is  not  night,  if  Thou  be  here  ; 

O,  may  no  earthborn  cloud,  arise 

To  hide  Thee  from  Thy  servant's  eyes. 

When  round  Thy  wondrous  works  below 
My  searching  raptui'ous  glance  I  throw. 
Let  not  my  heart  within  me  burn, 
Except  I  all  in  Thee  discern. 

Abide  with  me  from  mom  till  eve, 
For  without  Thee  I  cannot  live  ; 
Abide  with  me  when  night  is  nigh, 
For  without  Thee  I  dare  not  die. 

Come  near  and  bless  us  when  we  wake, 
Ere  through  the  world  our  way  we  take ; 
Till,  in  the  ocean  of  Thy  love. 
We  lose  ourselves  in  heaven  above. 

171. 

THE    EVENING    PRATER. 

7s  M. 

Child,  amid  the  flowers  at  play. 
While  the  red  light  fades  away ; 
Mother,  with  thine  earnest  eye 
Ever  following  silently ; 

Father,  by  the  breeze  of  eve 
Called  thy  daily  toil  to  leave ; 
Pray !  ere  yet  the  dark  hom^s  be, 
Lift  the  heart,  and  bend  the  knee  ! 

Traveller  in  the  strano-er's  land, 
Far  from  thine  own  household  band ; 
Moui'ner,  haunted  by  the  tone 
Of  a  voice  from  this  world  gone  ; 

113  H 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

Captive,  in  whose  parrow  cell 
Sunshine  hath  not  leave  to  dwell ; 
Sailor,  on  the  darkening  sea, 
Lift  the  heart,  and  bend  the  knee ! 

Ye  that  triumph,  ye  that  sigh. 
Kindred  by  one  holy  tie. 
Heaven's  fii'st  star  alike  ye  see ; 
Lift  the  heart,  and  bend  the  knee  ! 


172. 

EVENING    QUIET.  , 
C.  M. 

I  LOVE  to  steal  awhile  away 
From  every  cumbering  care. 

And  spend  the  houi's  of  settuig  day 
In  humble,  grateftd  prayer. 

I  love  to  think  on  mercies  past. 

And  ftiture  good  implore  ; 
And  all  my  cares  and  sorrows  cast 

On  Him  whom  I  adore. 

I  love  by  faith  to  take  a  view 
Of  brighter  scenes  in  heaven  ; 

The  prospect  doth  my  strength  renew. 
While  here  by  tempests  driven. 

Thus,  when  life's  little  day  is  o'er. 

May  its  departmg  ray 
Be  calm  as  this  impressive  hour, 

And  lead  to  endless  day. 


114 


SEASONS    OF    THE    DAY. 

173. 

THE    LIGHT    OF    STARS. 

7s  M. 

Slowly,  by  God's  hand  unfurled, 
Down  around  tlie  weary  world 
Falls  the  darkness  ;  O,  how  still 
Is  the  working  of  His  will ! 

flighty  Spirit,  here  am  I ! 
Work  in  me  as  silently ; 
Veil  the  day's  distracting  sights, 
Show  me  heaven's  eternal  lights. 

Living  stars  to  view  be  brought 
In  the  boundless  realms  of  thought ; 
High  and  infinite  desires, 
Flaming  like  those  upper  fires. 

Holy  Truth,  eternal  Right, 
Let  them  break  upon  my  sight ; 
Let  them  shine  serene  and  still, 
And  with  hght  my  being  fill. 

174. 

EVENING    HYMN. 
L.  M. 

Glory  to  Thee,  my  God,  this  night. 
For  all  the  blessings  of  the  light ; 
Keep  me,  O,  keep  me.  King  of  kings  I 
Beneath  Thine  own  almighty  wings. 

Forgive  me,  O  Thou  holy  One  ! 
The  ill  that  I  this  day  have  done ; 
That  with  the  world,  myself,  and  Thee, 
I,  ere  I  sleep,  at  peace  may  be. 

115 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

O,  may  my  soul  on  Thee  repose, 
And  may  sweet  sleep  mine  eyelids  close ; 
Sleep  that  shall  me  more  vigorous  make, 
To  serve  my  God,  when  I  awake. 

May  guardian  angels,  while  I  sleep. 
Around  my  bed  their  vigils  keep ; 
Guard  all  the  avenues  of  ill. 
And  love  ansfehcal  instil. 


175. 

'  I   SLEEP,    BUT    MY    HEART    WAKETH.' 
lis  M. 

Be  near  us,  O   Father !   through  night's  silent 

hour ; 
Impart  to  our  slumbers  Thy  calmness  divine ; 
Drop  rest  on  oui'  lids  like  the  dew  on  the  flower, 
That  even  our  still  sleep  may  have  something 

of  Thine. 

And  grant  Thou,  when  slumber  our  senses  shall 

close, 
The  heart  may  still  watch,  all  unclouded  and 

clear ; 
Guard,  guard  still  Thy  children ;  and  bless  the 

repose 
That,  stainless  of  sm,  is  untouched  by  a  fear. 

Then  still  to  Thee,  Father,  our  praises  we  pay ; 
To  Thee  we  still  offer  love's  infinite  store ; 
Send  down  Thy  pure  spirit,  even  now  while  wc 

pray; 
Be  with  us,  and  keep  us,  and  bless,  evermore ! 

116 


SEASONS    OF    THE    DAY. 


176. 

HYMN    OF    NIGHTFALL. 

lis  M. 

Creator  of  all !  tlirougli  whose  all-seeing  might 
This  ponderous  globe  to  its  hour  is  still  true, 
Thou  gladd'st  us  each  morn  with  the  vision  of 

light, 
And  at  eve   on  our  lids  pourest  slumber  like 

dew. 

The  toils  of  the  day  are  now  brought  to  their 

end. 
And  night  is  preparmg  her  balm  for  our  eyes ; 
Oui'  strength,   Lord,   encourage,  our  weakness 

defend ; 
Hear  our  prayers  as  they  spring,  and  our  hymns 

as  they  rise. 

We  beseech  of  Thee  now,  when  dim  night  over 

all 
Is  enfolding  her  shroud  and  resuming  her  sway. 
That  Thy  grace  still  may  slime,  'mid  the  shadows 

that  fall. 
As  a  star  to  our  eyes,  and  a  lamp  to  our  way. 

Though  our  bodies  may  sleep,  let  our  souls  be 

awake, 
Keep  them  free  from  the  deadness  that  guih 

only  knows ; 
Be  the  dream  of  the  night  pure  as  day,  for  Thy 

sake, 
And  the  calm  of  Thy  paradise  on  om*  repose. 

117 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

From  all  stain  of  sin  let  our  bosoms  be  free, 
And  still  rest  on  our  God,  unpolluted  and  clear ; 
So  the  tempter  shall  flee ;  nor  oui'  slumbers  endure 
One  pang  of  remorse  or  one  shudder  of  fear. 

177. 

'  O,    BLEST    CREATOR.' 
L.  M. 

O,  BLEST  Creator  of  the  hght, 
Who  dost  the  dawn  from  darkness  bring, 
And,  in  the  heavens'  most  glorious  height, 
Dost  bid  the  stars  together  sing ! 
Who,  gently  blending  eve  with  morn 
And  morn  with  eve,  dost  make  the  day ; 
Thick  flows  the  flood  of  darkness  down  ; 
-    O,  hear  us  as  we  come  to  pray  ! 

Keep  Thou  our  souls  from  thought  of  crime  ; 
Keep  them  from  guilt's  remorsefal  strife  ; 
Nor  living  for  the  things  of  time. 
But  living  the  eternal  hfe. 
Teach  us  to  knock  at  heaven's  high  door ; 
Teach  us  the  prize  of  life  to  win  ; 
Teach  us  all  evil  to  abhor 
And  purify  ourselves  within. 

178. 

EVENING    HYMN. 
L.   M. 

O  Thou  true  Life  of  all  that  live, 
Who  dost,  unmoved,  all  motion  sway  ; 
Who  dost  the  morn  and  evening  give. 
And  through  its  changes  guide  the  day ! 

118 


SEASONS    OF    THE    DAY. 

Thy  light  upon  our  evening  pour, 
So  may  our  souls  no  sunset  see ; 
But  death  to  us  an  open  door 
To  an  eternal  morning  be. 


179. 

EVENING   THANK-OFFERING. 
7s  M. 

Through  the  changes  of  the  day 
Kept  by  Thy  sustaining  power, 
Offering  of  thanks  we  pay, 
Father,  in  this  evening  hour. 
Praises  to  Thy  name  belong. 
Source  and  Giver  of  all  good, 
While  we  lift  our  evening  song 
Fill  our  souls  with  gratitude. 

From  the  dangers  which  have  frowned, 
From  the  snares  in  secret  set. 
We  have,  through  Thy  mercy,  found 
Safety  and  deliverance  yet. 
Spirit,  who  hast  been  our  light. 
And  the  guardian  of  our  way. 
Let  Thy  mercy  and  Thy  might 
Keep  us  to  another  day  ! 

180. 

THANKS    FOR    DAILY    MERCIES. 
78  M. 

Tender  mercies,  on  my  way 
Falling  softly  like  the  dew. 
Sent  me  freshly  every  day, 
I  will  bless  the  Lord  for  you. 

119 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

Though  I  have  not  all  I  would, 
Though  to  greater  bliss  I  go, 
Every  present  gift  of  good 
To  eternal  Love  I  owe. 

Source  of  all  that  comforts  me, 
Well  of  joy  for  which  I  long, 
Let  the  song  I  sing  to  Thee 
Be  an  everlasting  song. 


181. 

EVENING    ASPIRATION. 
P.  M. 

God  that  madest  earth  and  heaven, 

Darkness  and  light ! 
"Who  the  day  for  toil  hast  given, 

For  rest  the  night ! 
May  Thine  angel  guards  defend  us. 
Slumber  sweet  Thy  mercy  send  us, 
Holy  dreams  and  hopes  attend  us. 

This  hvelong  night ! 

182. 

BEFORE    SLEEP. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Through  the  day  Thy  love  hath  spared  us ; 

Wearied,  we  lie  down  to  rest ; 
Through  the  silent  watches  guard  us. 
Let  no  foe  our  peace  molest. 
Father !  Thou  our  guardian  be  ; 
Sweet  it  is  to  trust  in  Thee. 

120 


SEASONS    OF   THE    DAY. 

Wanderino;  in  the  land  of  strano;ers, 

Dwelling  in  the  midst  of  foes, 
Us  and  ours  preserve  from  dangers: 
In  Thy  love  we  all  repose. 

Father  !  Thou  our  guardian  be  ; 
Sweet  it  is  to  trust  in  Thee. 


183. 

EVEN-SONG. 

7s.  M. 

Lord  !  a  happy  child  of  Thine, 
Patient  through  the  love  of  Thee, 
In  the  light,  the  life  di\dne, 
Lives  and  walks  at  hberty. 

Leaning  on  Thy  tender  care, 
Thou  hast  led  my  soul  aright : 
Fervent  was  my  morning  prayer, 
Joyful  is  my  song  to-night. 

O  my  Father,  Guardian  true ! 
All  my  life  is  Thine  to  keep ; 
At  Thy  feet  my  work  I  do. 
In  Thine  arms  I  fall  asleep. 

184. 

'IN    THE    NIGHT-SEASON.' 
7s   M. 

While  the  stars  unnumbered  roll 
Round  the  ever-constant  pole, 
Far  above  these  spangled  skies 
All  my  thoughts  to  God  shall  rise. 

6  121 


SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

From  on  high  He  shall  impart 
Secret  comfort  to  my  heart ; 
He,  in  these  serenest  hours, 
Guide  my  spiritual  powers. 

He  His  spirit  doth  diffuse, 
Sweeter  far  than  midnight  dews  ; 
Lifting  all  my  thoughts  above, 
On  the  wincrs  of  faith  and  love. 

What  if  death  my  sleep  invade  ;  — 
Should  I  be  of  death  afraid  ? 
Whilst  encircled  by  Thme  arm, 
Death  may  strike,  but  cannot  harm. 

Visions  brighter  than  the  morn 
Greet  the  deathless  spirit  born  ; 
See,  the  guardian  angel  nigh 
Waits  to  waft  my  soul  on  high  ! 

With  Thy  heavenly  presence  blest. 
Death  is  life,  and  labor,  rest ; 
Welcome  sleep  or  death  to  me, 
Still  secure,  for  still  with  Thee ! 


185. 

NIGHT-WATCHES. 
L.  M. 

Throughout  the  hours  of  darkness  dim, 
Still  let  us  watch  and  raise  the  hymn ; 
And  in  deep  midnight's  awful  calm, 
Pour  forth  the  soul  in  deepest  psalm. 

122 


SEASONS    OF    THE    DAY. 

Amid  tliL'  silcMicc,  else  so  drear, 
Think  tlie  Alini«;'lity  leans  to  hear; 
Well  pleased  to  list,  at  such  a  time, 
The  wakeful  heart,  in  praise  sublime. 

Still  watch  and  pray  and  raise  the  hymn, 
Throughout  the  hours  of  darkness  dim  ! 
God  will  not  spurn  the  humblest  guest. 
But  give  us  of  His  holy  rest. 


186. 

HYMN    IN    THE    NIGHT. 

10  &  4s  M. 

In  the  still  silence  of  the  voiceless  night. 
When  from  my  wakeful  eyes  the  slumbers  flee, 
Whom  in  the  darkness  doth  my  spirit  seek, 

O  God,  but  Thee  ? 

And  if  there  be  a  weight  upon  my  breast. 
Some  vague  impression  of  the  day  foregone, 
Scarce  laiowing  what  it  is,  I  fly  to  Thee 

And  lay  it  down. 

More  tranquil  than  the  stillness  of  the  night. 
More  peaceflil  than  the  silence  of  this  hour. 
More  blest  than  anything,  my  spirit  lies 

Beneath  Thy  power. 

For  what  is  there  on  earth  that  I  desire, 
Of  all  that  it  can  give  or  take  fi'om  me. 
Or  whom  in  heaven  doth  my  spirit  seek, 

O  God,  but  Thee  ? 

123 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

187. 

'I  SLEPT,  I  woke;   the  lord  sustained  me.' 

L.  M. 

As  every  day  Thy  mercy  spares 
Will  bring  its  trials  or  its  cares, 
O  Father,  till  my  life  shall  end. 
Be  Thou  my  counsellor  and  friend ! 
Teach  me  Thy  statutes  all  divine. 
And  let  Thy  will  be  always  mine  ! 

When  each  day's  scenes  and  labors  close, 
And  wearied  nature  seeks  repose. 
With  pardonmg  mercy,  richly  blest. 
Guard  me,  my  Father,  wliile  I  rest ; 
And  as  each  morning  sun  shall  rise, 
O,  lead  me  onward  to  the  skies ! 


SEASONS    OF    THE    YEAR. 

188. 

HYMN    OF    SPRING. 
C.  M. 

When  warmer  suns  and  bluer  skies 
Proclaim  the  openmg  year, 

What  happy  sounds  of  life  arise. 
What  lovely  scenes  appear  I 

Earth  with  her  thousand  voices  sings 
Her  song  of  gladsome  praise  ; 

And  every  blade  of  gi^ass  that  springs 
God's  loving  law  obeys. 

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SEASONS    OF    THE    YEAR. 

The  early  flowers  bloom  bright  and  fair, 
Fair  shines  the  morning  sky ; 

The  birds  make  music  in  the  air, 
The  brook  goes  singing  by. 

Like  this  spring  morning  sweet  and  clear, 
That  greets  our  gladdened  eyes, 

The  spring  of  heaven's  eternal  year 
Shall  bring  new  earth  and  skies. 


189. 

THE    GOD    OF    SPRING. 

7s  M. 

Praise  and  thanks  and  cheerful  love 

Rise  from  everything  below. 

To  the  mighty  One  above. 

Who  His  wondrous  love  doth  show ; 

Praise  Him,  each  created  thing  I 

God,  your  Maker ;  God  of  spring ! 

Praise  Him,  trees  so  lately  bare ; 
Praise  Him,  fresh  and  new-born  flowers ; 
All  ye  creatures  of  the  air ; 
All  ye  soft-descending  showers  ! 
Praise,  with  each  awakening  thing, 
God,  your  Maker  ;  God  of  spring  ! 

Praise  Him,  man  !  —  thy  fitfril  heart 
Let  this  balmy  season  move 
To  employ  its  noblest  part. 
Gentlest  mercy,  sweetest  love  ; 
Blessing,  with  each  living  thing, 
God,  youi'  Father  ;  God  of  sprmg  ! 

126 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

190. 

SUMMER. 
C.   M. 

The  earth,  all  light  and  loveliness, 

In  summer's  golden  hours, 
Shines,  in  her  bridal  vesture  clad. 

And  crowned  with  festal  flowers. 
So  radiantly  beautiful. 

So  like  to  heaven  above. 
We  scarce  can  deem  more  fan-  that  world 

Of  perfect  bliss  and  love. 

Is  this  a  shadow  faint  and  dim 

Of  that  which  is  to  come  ? 
What  shall  the  unveiled  splendor  be 

Of  our  celestial  home, 
Where  waves  the  glorious  tree  of  life. 

Where  streams  of  bliss  gush  free. 
And  all  is  glowmg  in  the  light 

Of  immortality ! 

191. 

THE    HYMN    OF    SUMMER. 
C.   M. 

How  glad  the  tone  when  summer's  sun 
Wreathes  the  gay  world  with  flowers, 

And  trees  bend  down  with  golden  fruit. 
And  birds  are  in  then'  bowers ! 

The  morn  sends  silent  music  down 

Upon  each  earthly  thing ; 
And  always  smce  creation's  dawn 

The  stars  together  sing. 

126 


SEASONS    OF    THE    YEAR. 

Shall  man  remain  in  silence,  then, 

While  all  beneath  the  skies 
The  choinis  joins  ?  no,  let  us  sing. 

And  while  our  voices  rise, 

O,  let  our  lives,  great  God,  breathe  forth 

A  constant  melody ; 
And  every  action  be  a  tone 

In  that  sweet  hymn  to  Thee  ! 


192. 

HYMN    OF    AUTUMN. 
L.  M. 

O  Lord  of  seasons  !  unto  Thee 
Our  hymn  with  grateful  heart  we  raise, 
For  all  Thy  gifts,  so  rich  and  free. 
That  crown  these  sweet  autumnal  days. 

By  Thy  dear  love  the  lap  of  Spring 
Was  heaped  with  many  a  blooming  flower, 
And  smiling  Summer  joyed  to  bring 
The  sunshine  and  the  gentle  shower. 

And  Autumn  pours  her  riches  now 
Of  ripening  grain  and  bursting  shell ; 
And  golden  sheaf  and  laden  bough 
The  fulness  of  Thy  bounty  tell. 

Beneath  blue  skies  the  fragi'ant  breeze 
O'er  nistling  fallen  leaves  doth  blow  ; 
In  gold  and  purple  robed,  the  trees 
The  ftilness  of  Thy  beauty  show. 

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SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

193. 

HYMN    OF    WINTER. 
L.   M. 

'  T  IS  Winter  now ;  the  fallen  snow 
Has  left  the  heavens  all  coldly  clear ; 
Through  leafless  boughs  the  sharp  winds  blow, 
And  all  the  earth  lies  dead  and  drear. 

And  yet  Grod's  love  is  not  withdrawn  ; 

His  life  within  the  keen  air  breathes, 

His  beauty  paints  the  crimson  dawn, 

And  clothes  the  boughs  with  glitt'ring  wreaths. 

And  though  abroad  the  sharp  winds  blow. 
And  skies  are  chill,  and  frosts  are  keen, 
Home  closer  draws  her  circle  now. 
And  warmer  glows  her  hght  within. 

O  God !  who  giv'st  the  winter's  cold 

As  well  as  summer's  joyous  rays, 

Us  warmly  in  Thy  love  enfold. 

And  keep  us  through  life's  wintry  days ! 

194. 

THE    CIRCLING    YEAR. 
L.   M. 

Eternal  Source  of  every  joy  ! 
Well  may  Thy  praise  our  lips  employ, 
Wliile  in  Thy  temple  we  appear. 
Whose  goodness  crowns  the  circling  year. 

Seasons  and  months  and  weeks  and  days 
Demand  successive  songs  of  praise  ; 
Still  be  the  cheerful  homage  paid 
With  opening  light  and  evening  shade. 

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sp:asons  of  the  year. 

195. 

THE    OPENING    YEAR. 
L.  M. 

Great  God,  we  sing  that  mighty  hand 
By  which  supported  still  we  stand : 
The  opening  year  Thy  mercy  sliows ; 
Thy  mercy  crown  it  till  it  close ! 

By  day,  by  night,  at  home,  abroad, 
Still  we  are  guarded  by  our  God ; 
By  His  incessant  bounty  fed, 
By  His  unerring  counsel  led. 

With  gi'ateful  hearts  the  past  we  own  ; 
The  future,  all  to  us  unknown, 
We  to  Thy  guardian  care  commit. 
And  peaceful  leave  before  Thy  feet. 

In  scenes  exalted  or  depressed. 
Be  Thou  our  joy,  and  Thou  our  rest : 
Thy  goodness  all  our  hopes  shall  raise, 
Adored  through  all  our  changing  days. 

196. 

A    NEW   YEAR. 
6s  M. 

Joy  !  joy  !  a  year  is  born  ; 
A  year  to  man  is  given. 
For  ho])e,  and  j)cace,  and  love, 
For  faith,  and  truth,  and  heaven. 
Though  earth  be  dark  with  care, 
With  death  and  soitow  rife, 
Yet  toil,  and  pain,  and  prayer, 
Lead  to  oui*  hioher  hfe. 

O 

6  109  1 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

Behold,  the  fields  are  white  ! 
No  longer  idly  stand ; 
Go  forth  in  love  and  might ; 
Man  needs  Thy  helping  hand. 
Thus  may  each  day  and  year 
To  prayer  and  toil  be  given, 
Till  man  to  God  draw  near, 
And  earth  become  like  heaven. 


197. 

THE    ENTERED    YEAR. 
7s    M. 

Sunlight  of  the  heavenly  day, 
Mighty  to  revive  and  cheer. 
Bless  our  yet  untrodden  way, 
Lead  us  through  the  entered  year. 

Forward,  though  the  path  be  hid, 
Though  we  pass  the  lurking  foe, . 
Though  the  sound  of  war  forbid, 
Girt  with  gladness  let  us  go. 

Open  Thou  beneath  our  tread 
Springs  the  distance  could  not  show ; 
From  the  holy  fountain-head 
Let  them  rise  where'er  we  go. 

Teach  us,  as  we  pass  along, 
Li  the  shining  of  Thy  face 
Many  a  sweet  thanksgiving-song, 
Even  in  the  dreary  place. 

Bold  in  Thy  protecting  care, 
Through  the  desert  or  the  sea. 
Sure  to  prove  Thee  faithful  there, 
On  !  to  reign  in  life  with  Thee. 

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^  SEASONS   OF   THE   YEAR. 


198. 

THE    OPENING   YEAR. 
7s  M. 

Bless,  O  Lord !  this  opening  year 
To  the  souls  assembhng  here  : 
Clothe  Thy  word  with  power  divine, 
Make  us  wiUino;  to  be  Thme. 

Where  Thou  hast  Thy  work  begun. 
Give  new  strength  the  race  to  run ; 
Scatter  darkness,  doubts,  and  fears, 
Wipe  away  the  mourner's  tears. 

Bless  us  all,  both  old  and  young ; 
Call  forth  praise  from  every  tongue : 
Let  our  whole  assembly  prove 
All  Thy  power  and  all  Thy  love  ! 


199. 

THE    CHANGING   TEAR. 
lOs  M. 

God  of  the  changing  year  !  whose  arm  of  power 
In  safety  leads  through  danger's  darkest  hour,  — 
Here  in  Thy  temple  bow  Thy  children  down. 
To  bless  Thy  mercy,  and  Thy  might  to  own. 

Thine  are  the  beams  that  cheer  us  on  our  way. 
And  poiu"  around  tlie  gladdening  light  of  day  ; 
Thine  is  the  night,  and  the  fair  orbs  that  shine 
To  cheer  its  hoiu's  of  darkness ;  —  all  are  Tliine. 

131 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

If  round  our  path  the  thorns  of  sorrow  grew, 
And  mortal  friends  were  faithless,  Thou  wast 

true  ; 
Did  sickness  shake  the  frame,  or  anguish  tear 
The  wounded  sphit.  Thou  wast  present  there. 

O,  lend  Thme  ear,  and  lift  our  voice  to  Thee ; 
Where'er  we  dwell,  still  let  Thy  mercy  be ; 
From  year  to  year,  still  nearer  to  Thy  shrine 
Draw  our  frail  hearts,  and  make  them  wholly 
Thine ! 


200. 

CLOSE    OF    THE   YEAR. 
C.  M. 

O  God  !  to  Thee  our  hearts  would  pay 

Their  gratitude  sincere, 
Whose  love  hath  kept  us,  night  and  day. 

Throughout  another  year. 

Of  every  breath,  and  every  power, 
Thou  wast  the  gracious  Source ; 

From  Thee  came  every  happy  hour 
Which  smiled  along  its  course. 

And  if  sometimes  across  our  path 

A  cloud  its  shadows  threw. 
Thou  didst  not  waft  it  there  in  wrath. 

But  loving-kindness  true. 

For  joy  and  grief  ahke  we  pay 

Our  thanks  to  Thee  above  ; 
And  only  pray  to  grow  each  day 

More  worthy  of  Thy  love. 

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SEASONS    OF    THE   YEAR. 

201. 

THE   PASSING   YEARS. 
L.  M. 

Another  year !  another  year ! 
The  unceasing  rush  of  tmie  sweeps  on ; 
Whelmed  in  its  surges,  disappear 
Man's  hopes  and  fears,  forever  gone  ! 

Swift  years !  but  teach  me  how  to  bear, 
To  feel  and  act  with  strength  and  skill, 
To  reason  wisely,  nobly  dare,  — 
And  speed  your  courses  as  ye  will. 

202. 

'  A    THOUSAND    YEARS    AS    ONE   DAY.' 
L.  M. 

God  of  our  fathers  I  in  whose  sight 
The  thousand  years  that  sweep  away 
Man  and  the  traces  of  his  might 
Are  but  the  break  and  close  of  day ; 

Grant  us  that  love  of  truth  sublime. 
That  love  of  goodness  and  of  Thee, 
Which  makes  Thy  children  in  all  time 
To  share  Thine  own  eternity. 

203. 

CLOSE    OF    THE   YEAR. 
L.  M. 

God  of  eternity !  from  Thee 
Did  infant  time  his  beino;  draw : 
Moments  and  days,  and  months  and  years. 
Revolve  by  Thine  unvaried  law. 

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SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

Silent  and  swift  they  glide  away : 
Steady  and  strong  the  current  flows, 
Lost  in  eternity's  wide  sea, 
The  boundless  gulf  jfrom  which  it  rose. 

Great  Source  of  wisdom !  teach  our  hearts 
To  know  the  price  of  every  hour  ; 
That  time  may  bear  us  on  to  joys 
Beyond  its  measure  and  its  power. 


THANKSGIVING. 

204. 

'LET    ALL   THE   PEOPLE    PRAISE    THEE.' 
L.  M. 

Father  of  mercies  !  God  of  peace  ! 
Being  whose  bounties  never  cease  ! 
While  to  the  heavens,  in  grateful  tones, 
Ascend  our  mingled  orisons, 
Listen  to  these,  the  notes  of  praise, 
Which  we,  a  happy  people,  raise  ! 

Our  hamlets,  sheltered  by  Thy  care, 
Abodes  of  peace  and  plenty  are ; 
Our  tillage,  by  Thy  blessing,  yields 
An  hundred-fold  from  ripened  fields  : 
And  laden  bough,  and  burthened  vine. 
Are  tokens  of  Thy  Love  divine. 

134 


THANKSGIVING. 


The  cradled  head  of  infancy 
Doth  owe  its  tranquil  retst  to  Thee  ; 
Youth's  eager  step,  man's  firmer  tread, 
In  years  mature,  by  Thee  are  led ; 
Secure  may  trembling  age,  O  Lord ! 
Lean  on  its  staff,  Thy  holy  word. 

Teach  us  these  blessings  to  improve  ; 
Teach  us  to  serve  Thee,  teach  to  love  ; 
Exalt  our  hearts,  that  we  may  see 
The  Giver  of  all  good  in  Thee ; 
And  be  Thy  word  our  daily  food. 
Thy  service,  Lord,  oui'  liighest  good. 


205. 

THANKSGIVING  FOR  THE  FRUITS   OF   THE  EARTH. 
10  &  lis  M. 

House  of  our  God,  with  cheerftil  anthems  rhig, 
While  all  oui*  hps  and  hearts  His  mercies  sing ; 
The  fi'uitfiil  year  His  bounties  shall  proclaim. 
And  all  its  days  be  vocal  with  His  name. 
The  Lord  is  good.  His  mercy  never-ending, 
His  blessings  in  perpetual  showers  descending. 

The  earth,  enlightened  by  His  rays  divine, 
Brought  forth  the  grass,  the  corn,  and  oil,  and 

wine ; 
Crowned  with   His  goodness,  let  the  people 

meet. 
And  lay  their  thankful  off^erings  at  his  feet ; 
With  gratefiil  love  that  hand  Divine  confessing. 
Which  on  each  heart  bestoweth  every  blessing. 

135 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

His  mercy  never  ends  ;  the  dawn,  the  shade, 
Still  see  new  beauties  tlirough  new  scenes  dis- 
played ; 
Succeeding  ages  bless  this  sure  abode. 
And  children  lean  upon  their  fathers'  God : 
The  soul  of  man,  through  its  immense  duration, 
Drinks  from  this  source  immortal  consolation. 

Burst  into  praise,  my  soul !  all  nature,  join  ! 

Angels  and  men,  in  harmony  combine  ! 

While  human  years  are  measured  by  the  sun. 

And  while  eternity  its  course  shall  run. 
His  goodness,  in  perpetual  showers  descending, 
Exalt  in  songs  and  raptures  never-ending  ! 


206. 

'seed-time  and  harvest  shall  not  cease.' 

C.  M. 

Fountain  of  life,  and  God  of  love ! 

How  rich  Thy  bounties  are  ! 
The  rolling  seasons,  as  they  move, 

Proclaim  Thy  constant  care. 

When  in  the  bosom  of  the  earth 

The  sower  hid  the  grain. 
Thy  goodness  marked  its  secret  bnth. 

And  sent  the  early  rain. 

The  spring's  sweet  influence.  Lord,  was  Thine, 

Its  mild  refreshing  showers  ; 
Thou  gav'st  the  ripenmg  suns  to  shine, 

And  summer's  golden  hours. 

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THANKSGIVING. 


Thy  quickening  life,  forever  near, 
Matiu'ed  tlie  swelling  grain  ;  — 

The  bounteous  harvest  crowns  the  year 
And  plenty  fills  the  plain. 

With  thankful  hearts  we  trace  Thy  way 
Through  all  our  smiling  vales ; 

Thou,  by  whose  love,  nor  night  nor  day, 
Seed-tune  nor  harvest  fails  ! 


207. 

THANKSGIVING    HYMN. 

7s  M. 

Praise  to  God,  immortal  praise. 
For  the  love  that  crowns  our  days  ! 
Bounteous  Source  of  every  joy. 
Let  Thy  praise  our  tongues  employ ! 
All  to  Thee,  our  God,  we  owe, 
Source  whence  all  our  blessings  flow  ! 

All  the  blessings  of  the  fields. 
All  the  stores  the  garden  yields. 
Flocks  that  whiten  all  the  plain. 
Yellow  sheaves  of  ripened  grain  ;  — 
Lord,  for  these  our  souls  shall  raise 
Grateful  vows  and  solemn  praise. 

All  that  spring  with  bounteous  hand 
Scatters  o'er  the  smiling  land, 
All  the  plenty  summer  pours. 
Autumn's  rich,  o'erflowing  stores  ;  — 
Lord,  for  these  our  souls  shall  raise 
Grateful  vows  and  solemn  praise. 

137 


SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

Peace,  prosperity,  and  health. 
Private  bhss  and  pubhc  wealth, 
Knowledge,  with  its  gladdening  streams, 
Pnre  religion's  holier  beams  ;  — 
Lord,  for  these  our  souls  shall  raise 
Grate fol  vows  and  solemn  praise. 


THE    FAMILY. 


208. 

'  PEACE    BE    UNTO    TmS    HOUSE.' 
C.   M. 

Lord  of  the  families  below ! 

To  Thee  our  prayers  we  send ; 
Do  Thou  from  danger  and  from  woe 

This  dwelling-place  defend. 

Here  let  Thy  peace,  O  Father !  rest ; 

Here  let  Thy  love  abide ; 
Our  every  joy  in  Thee  more  blest, 

Our  sorrow  sanctified. 

May  our  petitions  when  we  meet. 

And  every  secret  prayer. 
Come  up  before  Thy  mercy-seat. 

And  find  acceptance  there. 

Teach  us,  with  hearts  made  one  in  love. 
To  do  Thy  pure  commands  ; 

And  give  us,  in  Thy  time,  above, 
A  house  not  made  with  hands. 

138 


THE    FAMILY. 

209. 

BROTHERLY    LOVE. 

7s.  M. 

Lord  !  subdue  our  selfish  will ; 
Each  to  each  our  tempers  suit, 
By  Thy  modulating  skill, 
Heart  to  heart,  as  lute  to  lute. 

Sweetly  on  our  spirits  move ; 
Gently  touch  the  tremblmg  strings ; 
Make  the  harmony  of  love. 
Music  for  the-  Kmg  of  kings  ! 

210. 

MARRIAGE    HYMN. 

7s   M. 

Father,  in  Thy  presence  now 
Has  been  pledged  the  nuptial  vow ; 
Heart  to  heart,  as  hand  in  hand. 
Linked  in  one  Thy  children  stand. 

God  of  love  !  this  union  bless, 
With  earth's  purest  happiness ; 
With  those  joys  whose  heavenly  spring 
Shall  diviner  raptures  bring. 

May  these  blended  souls  be  found 
Fh-m  m  duty's  active  romid  ; 
Daily  every  biu'den  share, 
Nightly  seek  Thy  shadowing  care. 

When  ao-ainst  their  tremblino;  forms 
Shoot  the  arrows  of  life's  storms  ; 
Or  when  age  or  sickness  waits 
Herald  at  life's  parting  gates  ;  — 

139 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

In  the  fulness  of  belief, 

May  they  look  beyond  the  grief; 

And  together  fearless  tread 

In  the  path  where  Thou  shalt  lead. 

211, 

THE    mother's    hymn. 

L.  M. 

Lord,  who  ordainest  for  mankind 
Benignant  toils  and  tender  cares. 
We  thank  Thee  for  the  ties  that  bind 
The  mother  to  the  cliild  she  bears. 

We  thank  Thee  for  the  hopes  that  rise 
Within  her  heart  as,  day  by  day. 
The  dawning  soul  from  those  young  eyes 
Looks  with  a  clearer,  steadier  ray. 

And,  gratefid  for  the  blessing  given, 
With  that  dear  infant  on  her  knee. 
She  trains  the  eye  to  look  to  heaven. 
The  voice  to  lisp  a  prayer  to  Thee. 

All-gracious !  grant  to  those  who  bear 
A  mother's  charge,  the  strength  and  hght 
To  guide  the  feet  that  own  their  care 
In  ways  of  Love  and  Truth  and  Right. 

212. 

DEDICATION    OF    A    CHILD. 
L.  M. 

This  child  we  dedicate  to  Thee, 

O  God  of  grace  and  purity ! 

Shield  it  from  sin  and  threatening  wrong. 

And  let  Tliy  love  its  life  prolong. 

140 


.  FUNERAL. 

O,  may  Thy  spirit  gently  draw 
Its  willing  soul  to  keep  Thy  law ; 
May  virtue,  piety,  and  truth, 
Dawn  even  with  its  dawning  youth  ! 

We,  too,  O  God !  Thy  children  are  ; 
And  if  our  feet  have  wandered  far, 
Recall  us  to  our  Father's  home. 
And  keep  us  that  no  more  we  roam. 

213. 

BENEDICTION    OF    CHILDREN. 
S.  M. 

To  Thee,  O  God !  whose  face 
Their  angels  still  behold. 
We  bring  these  children,  that  Thy  grace 
May  keep,  Tliine  arms  enfold. 

And  as  the  blessing  falls 
Upon  each  youthful  brow, 
Thy  holy  spirit  grant,  O  Lord ! 
To  keep  them  pure  as  now. 


FUNERAL. 

214. 

FUNERAL    HYMN. 


P.   M. 

Brother,  thou  art  gone  before  us, 
And  thy  saintly  soul  is  floAvn, 

Where  tears  are  wiped  from  every  eye, 
And  sorrows  are  unknown  ; 

141 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

From  the  burden  of  the  flesh, 

And  from  care  and  fear,  released  ; 

Where  the  wicked  cease  fi'om  troubling, 
And  the  weary  are  at  rest. 

Sm  no  more  can  taint  thy  spirit, 

Nor  can  doubt  thy  faith  assail ; 
Thy  soul  its  welcome  has  received. 

Thy  strength  shall  never  fail ; 
And  thou  'rt  sure  to  meet  the  good. 

Whom  on  earth  thou  lovedst  best : 
Where  the  wicked  cease  fi'om  troublinir. 

And  the  weary  are  at  rest. 

To  the  grave  thy  body  bearing, 

Low  we  place  it  'mid  the  dead ; 
And  lay  the  tui'f  above  it  now, 

And  seal  its  narrow  bed ; 
But  thy  spirit  soars  away. 

Free,  among  the  faithful  blest ; 
Where  the  wicked  cease  from  troubling, 

And  the  weary  are  at  rest. 

215. 

FUNERAL    HYMN. 
7s  M. 

Calmly,  calmly  lay  him  down  ! 
He  hath  fought  a  noble  fight ; 
He  hath  battled  for  the  right ; 
He  hath  won  the  fadeless  crown. 

Memories,  all  too  bright  for  tears, 
Crowd  around  us  fr'om  the  past ; 
He  was  faithftd  to  the  last,  — 
Faithfrd  thi'ough  long,  toilsome  years. 

142 


FUNERAL. 

All  that  makes  for  liuman  good, 
Freedom,  righteousness  and  trnth. 
These,  tlie  objects  of  his  youth, 
Unto  age  he  still  pursued. 

Kind  and  gentle  was  his  soul, 
Yet  it  liad  a  glorious  might ; 
Clouded  minds  it  filled  with  light, 
Wounded  spirits  it  made  whole. 

Huts  where  poor  men  sat  distressed. 
Homes  where  death  bad  darkly  passed, 
Beds  where  suffering  breathed  its  last, 
These  he  sought,  and  soothed  and  blessed. 

Hoping,  trusting,  lay  him  down  ! 
Many  in  the  realms  above 
Look  for  him  with  eyes  of  love, 
Wreathing  his  immortal  cro^vn. 


216. 

BESIDE   THE    GRAVE. 
P.  M. 

Lowly  and  solemn  be 
Thy  children's  cry  to  Thee, 

Father  divine  ! 
A  hymn  of  suppliant  breath. 
Owning  that  life  and  death 

Alike  are  Thine. 

O  Father !  in  tliat  hour 
When  earth  all  helping  power 

Shall  disavow ; 
When  spear,  and  shield,  and  crown. 
In  faintness  are  cast  down. 

Sustain  us  Thou! 

143 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

And  now,  beside  the  grave, 
We  call  on  Thee  to  save. 

Father  divine  ! 
Hear,  hear  onr  suppliant  breath ; 
Kee]^  us,  in  life  and  death. 

Thine,  onlv  Thine ! 


217. 

HIS    END    IS    PEACE. 

7s  M. 

Brother,  though  from  yonder  sky 
Cometh  neither  voice  nor  cry, 
Yet  we  know  for  thee  to-day 
Every  pain  hath  passed  away. 

Not  for  thee  shall  tears  be  given. 
Child  of  God,  and  heir  of  heaven ; 
For  He  gave  thee  sweet  release ; 
Thine  the  good  man's  death  of  peace. 

Well  we  know  thy  Hving  faith 
Had  the  power  to  conquer  death; 
As  a  living  rose  may  bloom 
By  the  border  of  the  tomb. 

Brother,  in  that  solemn  trust. 
We  commit  thy  dust  to  dust ; 
Not  for  thee  shall  tears  be  given, 
Child  of  God  and  heir  of  heaven  ! 


144 


FUNERAL. 

218. 

'  HE    IS    NOT    HERE,    HE    IS    RISEN.' 
7s  M. 

Clay  to  clay,  and  dust  to  dust  I 
Let  tliem  mingle,  —  for  tliey  must ! 
Give  to  earth  the  earthly  clod, 
For  the  spirit 's  fled  to  God. 

Never  more  shall  midnight's  damp 
Darken  round  this  mortal  lamp ; 
Never  more  shall  noonday's  glance 
Search  this  mortal  countenance. 

Look  aloft !     The  spirit 's  risen  ; 
Death  cannot  the  soul  imprison ; 
'T  is  in  heaven  that  spirits  dwell, 
Glorious,  though  invisible. 

Thither  let  us  turn  our  view  ; 
Peace  is  there,  and  comfort  too ; 
There  shall  those  we  love  be  found. 
Tracing  life's  eternal  round. 

219. 

BURIAL    OF    THE    YOUNG. 
C.   M. 

Calm  on  the  bosom  of  thy  God, 
Young  spirit,  rest  thee  now  ! 

E'en  while  with  us  thy  footstep  trod, 
His  seal  was  on  thy  brow. 

Dust,  to  its  narrow  house  beneath ! 

Soul,  to  its  home  on  high ! 
They  that  have  seen  thy  look  in  death 

No  more  may  fear  to  die. 

7  145  J 


SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 


Lone  are  the  paths,  and  sad  the  hours, 
Since  thy  dear  form  is  gone ; 

But,  O,  a  brighter  home  than  ours. 
In  heaven,  is  now  thine  own ! 


220. 

FUNERAL    HYMN    OF    A    CHILD. 

7s  M. 

To  the  Father's  love  we  trust 
That  which  was  enshrined  in  dust ; 
While  we  give  the  earth  to  earth, 
Finds  the  soul  its  heavenly  birth. 
Angels  wait  the  angel  child. 
Gentle,  young,  and  undefiled. 

Said  not  oft  those  pleading  eyes 
That  they  longed  for  purer  skies  ? 
Did  not  oft  the  fallino;  tear 
Speak  of  roughening  billows  here  ? 
Prayed  we  not  that  she  might  rest 
On  her  Heavenly  Father's  breast  ? 

Give  the  spirit,  then,  to  God, 
And  its  vesture  to  the  sod ; 
Life,  henceforth,  shall  have  a  ray 
Kindled  ne'er  to  pass  away. 
And  a  light  ft^om  angel  eyes 
Draw  us  upward  to  the  skies. 


146 


SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 


CHURCH    AND    MINISTRY. 

221. 

DEDICATION    OF    A    CHAPEL. 
L.  M. 

To  Light,  that  shines  in  stars  and  souls ; 
To  Law,  that  rounds  the  world  with  calm ; 
To  Love,  whose  equal  tnumph  rolls 
Through  martyi'^s  prayer  and  angel's  psalm,- 
We  wed  these  walls  with  unseen  bands, 
In  holier  shrines  not  built  with  hands. 

May  purer  sacrament  be  here 
Than  ever  dwelt  in  rite  or  creed,  — 
Hallowed  the  hour  with  vow  sincere 
To  serve  the  time's  all-pressing  need, 
And  rear,  its  heaving  seas  above, 
Strongholds  of  Freedom,  folds  of  Love. 

Here  be  the  wanderer  homeward  led ; 
Here  living  streams  in  fidness  flow  ; 
And  every  hunixerino;  soid  lie  fed. 
That  yearns  the  Eternal  Will  to  know ; 
Here  conscience  hmd  her  stern  reply 
To  mammon's  lust  and  slaveiy's  lie. 

Speak,  Living  God,  Thy  ftdl  command 
Through  prayer  of  faith  and  word  of  power. 
That  we  with  girded  loins  may  stand 
To  do  Thy  work  and  wait  Thine  horn'. 
And  sow,  'mid  patient  toils  and  tears 
For  harvests  in  serener  yeai*s. 

147 


SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

222. 

'PEACE    BE    WITHIN    THY   WALLS.' 
C.  M. 

O  Thou,  whose  own  vast  temple  stands 

Built  over  eartli  and  sea, 
Accept  the  walls  that  human  hands 

Have  raised  to  worship  Thee  1 

Lord,  fi'om  Thine  inmost  glory  send, 

Within  these  coui'ts  to  bide, 
The  peace  that  dwelleth,  without  end. 

Serenely  by  Thy  side. 

May  erring  minds  that  worship  here 

Be  taught  the  better  way ; 
And  they  who  moui-n,  and  they  who  fear, 

Be  strengthened  as  they  pray. 

May  faith  grow  firm,  and  love  grow  warm. 

And  pure  devotion  rise. 
While  romid  these  hallowed  walls  the  storm 

Of  earth-bom  passion  dies. 


223. 

DEDICATION. 
L.   M. 

O  Father  !  take  the  new-built  shrine  ; 
The  house  our  hands  have  reared  is  Thine  ; 
Greet  us  with  welcome  when  we  come. 
And  make  our  Father's  house  oui'  home. 

148 


CHURCH    AND    MINISTRY. 

Blest  witli  Thy  spirit  while  we  stay, 
May  we  Tliy  spirit  bear  away, 
That  every  heart  a  shrine  may  be. 
And  every  home  a  home  for  Thee. 

224. 

THE    HOUSE    OUR    FATHERS    BUILT   TO    GOD. 
C.  M. 

We  love  the  venerable  house 

Our  fathers  built  to  God ; 
In  heaven  are  kept  their  grateful  vows, 

Their  dust  endears  the  sod. 

Here  holy  thoughts  a  light  have  shed 

From  many  a  radiant  face, 
And  prayers  of  tender  hope  have  spread 

A  perfume'  through  the  place. 

And  anxious  hearts  have  pondered  here 

The  mystery  of  life, 
And  prayed  the  Eternal  Spirit  clear 

Their  doubts  and  aid  their  strife. 

From  humble  tenements  aromid 

Came  up  the  pensive  train, 
And  in  the  church  a  blessing  found. 

Which  filled  tlieii*  homes  ao-ain. 


"to" 


For  faith,  and  peace,  and  mighty  love. 

That  from  the  Godhead  flow. 
Showed  them  the  life  of  heaven  above 

Springs  from  the  life  below. 

They  live  ^vith  God,  then*  homes  are  dust ; 

But  here  then'  children  pray. 
And,  in  this  fleeting  lifetime,  trust 

To  find  the  narrow  way. 

149 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

On  him  who  by  the  altar  stands,    / 

On  hun  Thy  blessing  fall ! 
Speak  through  his  lips  Thy  pure  commands, 

Thou  Heart,  that  lovest  all ! 

225. 

CHURCH    ANNIVERSARY. 

L.   M. 

O  Thou,  whose  liberal  sun  and  rain 
Come  not  upon  the  earth  in  vain. 
Now  let  Thy  quickening  word  come  down 
The  worship  of  this  hour  to  crown  ! 

O,  hear  this  church  renew  its  vow, 

Its  solemn  consecration  now, 

To  work,  with  heart  and  soul  and  might. 

For  Truth  and  Freedom,  Love  and  Right ;  — 

To  listen  with  a  willmo;  faith 
To  whatsoe'er  the  Spmt  saith. 
And  year  by  year  to  be  more  ti*ue 
To  Him  who  maketh  all  things  new ! 

226. 

'LOVE    THE   BROTHERHOOD.* 

7s  M. 

Father  !  we  look  up  to  Thee  ; 
Let  us  in  Thy  love  agree ; 
Thou,  who  art  the  God  of  peace, 
Bid  contention  ever  cease. 

Make  us  of  one  heart  and  mind, 
Self-forgetful,  true  and  kind ; 
Strong,  yet  meek  in  thought  and  word, 
Like  to  Thee,  our  blessed  Lord. 

150 


CHURCH   AND    MINISTRY. 

Let  us  for  each  other  care, 
Each  the  other's  burden  bear ; 
Ready,  when  reviled,  to  bless ; 
Studious  of  the  law  of  peace. 

Father  !  all  our  souls  inspire. 
Fill  us  with  love's  sacred  fire ; 
Guided  by  that  blessed  light, 
Order  all  our  steps  aright. 

Free  from  anger,  free  from  pride, 
Let  us  thus  m  Thee  abide  ; 
All  the  depths  of  love  express,  — 
All  the  heio-hts  of  holiness. 


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227. 

'  THE    UNITY    OF    THE    SPIRIT.' 

7s  M. 

Father,  hear  our  humble  claim ; 
We  are  met  in  Thy  great  name  ; 
In  the  midst  do  Thou  appear, 
Manifest  Thy  presence  here. 

Lord,  oui'  fellowship  increase  ; 
Knit  us  in  the  bond  of  peace  ; 
Join  our  hearts,  O  Father  !  join 
Each  to  each,  and  all  to  Thme. 

Move  and  actuate  and  guide, 
Diverse  gifts  to  each  divide  ; 
Placed  according  to  Thy  will. 
Let  us  each  his  work  frilfil. 

Build  us  in  one  spirit  up. 
Called  in  one  higli  calling's  hope, 
One  the  spii'it,  one  the  aim. 
One  the  pure  baptismal  flame  ; 

151 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

One  the  faith,  and  one  the  Lord, 
Whom,  by  heaven  and  earth  adored, 
We  our  God  and  Father  call ;  — 
O'er  all,  through  all,  m  us  all. 

228. 

'  STRIVING    TOGETHER    FOR    THE    FAITH.' 

7s  M. 

Partners  of  a  glorious  hope  ! 
Lift  your  hearts  and  voices  up ; 
Nobly  let  us  bear  the  strife, 
Keep  the  holiness,  of  Jife  ; 

Still  forget  the  things  behind. 
Follow  God  in  heart  and  mind, 
To  the  mark  unwearied  press, 
Seize  the  crown  of  righteousness. 

In  our  lives  our  faith  be  known, 
Faith  by  holy  actions  shown ; 
Faith  that  mountains  can  remove, 
Faith  that  always  works  by  love. 

229. 

THE    church's    work. 
C.  M. 

Thou,  whose  glad  summer  yields 

Fit  increase  of  the  spring. 
In  faith  we  sow  these  living  fields. 

Bless  Thou  the  harvesting: ! 

Thy  Church  must  lead  aright 
Life's  work,  left  all  undone, 

Till  founded  fast  in  love  and  light. 
Earth  home  to  heaven  be  won. 

152 


CHURCH    AND    MINISTRY. 

Grant,  tlicn,  Thy  servants,  Loixl, 
Fresh  strength  from  liour  to  liour : 

Through  speech  and  deed  the  Hving  word 
Find  utterance  with  power, 

To  keep  the  child's  faith  bright, 
To  strengthen  manhood's  tnith, 

And  set  the  age-dimmed  eye  ahght 
With  heaven's  eternal  youth ! 

That  m  the  time's  stem  stiife, 
With  samts  we  speed  reform, 

Unresting  in  the  calm  of  life, 
Unshrinkinp'  in  its  storm. 


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230. 

ORDINATION    HYMN. 
C.   M. 

O  God!  Thy  children,  gathered  here, 
Thy  blessing  now  we  wait ; 

Thy  servant,  girded  for  his  work. 
Stands  at  the  temple's  gate. 

A  holy  purpose  in  his  heart 
Has  deepened  calm  and  still ; 

Now  from  his  childhood's  Nazareth 
He  comes,  to  do  Thy  will. 

O  Father !  keep  his  soul  alive 

To  every  hope  of  good ; 
And  may  liis  life  of  love  proclaim 

Man's  truest  brotherhood ! 

O  Father!  keep  liis  spirit  quick 

To  every  form  of  wrong  ; 
And  m  the  ear  of  sin  and  self 

May  his  rebuke  be  strong ! 

7*  153 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

O,  give  liim,  in  Thy  holy  work, 

Patience  to  wait  Thy  time, 
And,  toiling  still  with  man,  to  breathe 

The  soul's  serener  clime ! 

And  gi^ant  him  many  hearts  to  lead 

Into  Thy  perfect  rest ; 
Bless  Thou  him,  Father,  and  his  work : 

Bless  !  and  they  shall  be  blest ! 

231. 

'  HOW    BEAUTIFUL   UPON    THE    MOUNTAINS.' 
L.  M. 

'  How  beautiful,'  said  he  of  old. 
The  feet  of  him  that  bringeth  peace, 
And  publisheth  the  sacred  word 
That  bids  earth's  weary  conflict  cease  ! 

'Tis  his  to  feel  that  mystic  breath, 
That  solemn  impulse  of  the  time. 
By  which  the  spirit  of  the  Lord 
Rolls  on  his  purposes  sublime. 

'Tis  his  each  time  and  rightftil  cause 
With  damitless  purpose  to  embrace ; 
And  when  the  brave  and  noble  strive 
Be  ever  foremost  m  the  race. 

To  rend  each  veil,  to  spurn  each  lie 
By  wliich  God's  lovelmess  is  marred , 
To  break  each  bond  and  bolt  and  bar 
By  which  His  holy  truth  is  banned ; 

Yet,  with  a  tender,  patient  care, 
To  lead  the  errmg  and  the  weak ; 
And,  in  the  languaoie  of  the  skies. 
To  bid  the  stammering  tongue  to  speak. 

154 


CHURCH    AND   MINISTRY. 


232. 

THE    SOLDIERS    OF    THE    CROSS. 
L.   M. 

Thou  Lord  of  Hosts,  whose  g-uiding  hand 
Hast  brought  us  here,  before  Thy  face  ; 
Our  spirits  wait  for  Thy  command, 
Our  silent  hearts  implore  Thy  peace  ! 

Those  spirits  lay  their  noblest  powers. 
As  offermgs,  on  Thy  holy  shrine  ; 
Thine  was  the  strength  that  nourished  ours ; 
The  soldiers  of  the  Cross  are  Thine. 

While  watchmg  on  our  arms,  at  night, 
We  saw  Thine  angels  round  us  move  ; 
We  heard  Thy  call,  we  felt  Thy  light. 
And  followed,  trusting  to  Thy  love. 

And  now  with  hymn  and  prayer  we  stand, 
To  give  our  strength  to  Thee,  great  God ! 
We  would  redeem  Thy  holy  land. 
That  land  which  sin  so  lono;  has  trod. 

Send  us  where'er  Thou  wilt,  O  Lord  ! 
Through  iiigged  toil  and  weaiying  fight ; 
Thy  c()n([uerlng  love  shall  be  oiu'  sword. 
And  taith  in  Thee  our  truest  might. 

Send  down  Thy  constant  aid,  we  pray ; 
Be  Thy  pure  angels  with  us  still ; 
Thy  tiiith,  be  that  oiu*  firmest  stay  ; 
Our  only  rest,  to  do  Thy  will. 


155 


SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

233. 

THE   TEACHERS. 
7s  M. 

Mighty  One,  before  whose  face 
Wisdom  had  her  glorious  seat, 
When  the  orbs  that  people  space 
Sprang  to  birth  beneath  Thy  feet ! 

Source  of  Truth,  whose  rays  alone 
Light  the  mighty  world  of  mind  ! 
God  of  Love,  who  from  Thy  throne 
Kindly  watchest  all  mankind ! 

Shed  on  those  who  m  Thy  name 
Teach  the  way  of  tnith  and  right, 
Shed  that  Love's  undying  flame. 
Shed  that  Wisdom's  guiding  light. 

234, 

TEACHING    OF    CHILDREN. 
L.  M. 

While  yet  the  youthful  spirit  bears 
The  image  of  its  God  within, 
And  uneflPaced  that  beauty  wears, 
Wliich  may  too  soon  be  stained  by  sin ; 

Then  is  the  time  for  faith  and  love 
To  take  in  charge  their  precious  care,  — 
Teach  the  young  heart  to  look  above, 
Teach  the  young  hps  to  speak  in  prayer. 

The  world  will  come  with  care  and  crime, 
And  tempt  too  oft  that  heart  astray ; 
Still  the  seed  sown  in  early  time 
Shall  not  be  wholly  cast  away. 

16C 


CHURCH    AND    MINISTRY. 

The  infant  prayer,  the  infant  hymn, 
WitliLi  the  darkened  sonl  Avill  rise. 
When  age's  weary  eye  is  dim. 
Or  sorrow's  shadow  round  us  Hes. 

The  mfant  hymn  is  heard  again. 
The  infant  prayer  is  breathed  once  more  ; 
Reclasping  thus  the  broken  chain, 
We  turn  to  all  we  loved  before. 

235. 

THE    SUNDAY    SCHOOL. 
L.   M. 

O  Thou,  who  sendest  sun  and  rain 

On  wilderness  and  peopled  plain  ! 

Shed  Thou  Thy  grace  on  heart  and  tongue, 

And  bless  our  teacliing  of  the  young. 

We  ask  for  no  reward  of  praise. 
No  mere  success  in  outward  w^ays. 
But  may  we.  Lord,  successful  be 
In  leading  these  young  souls  to  Thee. 

Grant  Thou  om'  hands  tlie  seed  to  sow 
Which  to  eternal  life  shall  gi'ow ; 
Without  Thine  aid  our  toil  must  fail, 
But  with  it,  Lord,  we  shall  prevail. 

236. 

WESTERN    MISSIONS. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Westward,  Lord,  the  world  alluring. 
Has  Thy  risen  day-star  beamed. 

And,  the  sinking  soul  assuring, 

O'er  the  world's  wide  ocean  streamed. 

167 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

Westward,  still,  the  midnight  breaking, 
Westward,  still,  its  light  be  poured ! 

Nations  Thy  possession  making, 
Utmost  lands  Thy  dwelling.  Lord  ! 

Where  the  wilderness  is  lying. 

And  the  trees  of  ages  nod, 
Westward,  in  the  desert  crying. 

Make  a  highway  for  our  God. 
Westward,  till  the  church  be  kneeling 

In  the  forest  aisles  so  dim. 
And  the  mid-wood's  arches  peahng 

With  the  people's  holy  hymn. 


CHARITABLE    MEETINGS 

237. 

ACCEPTABLE  OFFERINGS. 

7s  M. 

Lord  !  what  offering  shall  we  bring. 
At  Thine  altars  when  we  bow  ? 
Hearts,  the  pure,  unsullied  spring, 
Whence  the  kind  affections  flow : 

Willing  hands,  to  lead  the  blind. 
Heal  the  wounded,  feed  the  poor ; 
Love,  embracing  all  our  kind  ; 
Charity,  with  liberal  store. 

Teach  us,  O  Thou  heavenly  King, 
Thus  to  show  our  grateful  mind. 
Thus  the  accepted  offering  bring, 
Love  to  Thee  and  all  mankind. 

158 


CHARITABLE    MEETINGS. 

238. 

FOR    A    CHARITABLE    OCCASION. 
C.   M. 

Father  of  mercies,  send  Thy  grace 

All-powei-fiil  from  above, 
To  fonn  in  our  obedient  souls 

The  image  of  Thy  love. 

O  may  our  sympathizing  breasts 
The  generous  pleasure  know, 

Kindly  to  share  in  others'  joy. 
And  weep  for  others'  woe. 

Where'er  the  helpless  sons  of  gi'ief 

In  low  distress  are  laid. 
Soft  be  our  hearts  their  pams  to  feel, 

And  swift  our  hands  to  aid. 

O,  be  the  law  of  love  fulfilled 
In  every  act  and  thought. 

Each  angiy  passion  far  removed, 
Each  selfish  view  forgot. 

Be  thou,  my  heart,  dilated  wide 
With  this  kind,  social  grace. 

And  in  one  gi'asp  of  fervent  love 
All  earth  and  heaven  embrace. 

239. 

'feed  my  lambs.' 
p.  M. 

Ho  !  ye  that  rest  beneath  the  rock. 
On  ]>asturcs  oTconly  groA\ing, 

Or  roam  at  will,  a  favored  flock. 
By  waters  gently  flowing ; 

159 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

Hear  ye  upon  tlie  desert  air 

A  voice  of  woe  come  crying, 
Where,  cold  upon  tlie  barren  moor, 

God's  little  lambs  are  dying ! 

See  the  great  Shepherd  bend  and  call 

From  fields  of  light  and  glory, 
'  Go,  feed  my  lambs,  and  bring  them  all 

From  moor  and  mountain  hoary ! ' 
Ye  favored  flock,  the  call  obey. 

And  from  the  desert  dreary 
Lead  those  who  faint  along  the  way, 

Or  wander,  lost  and  weary. 

240. 

THE    ANGEL   IN    THE    PRISON, 
lis  M. 

God's  angels !  not  only  on  high  do  they  sing, 
And  soar  through  our  skies  Avith  invisible  wing ; 
But  here,  on  the  earth,  where  in  wretchedness  lie 
Its  sin-stricken  children  to  struggle  and  die. 

They  come,  in  their  mercy  and  power,  to  dispel 
The  spectres  of  gloom  from  the  prisoner's  cell ; 
In  love's  name  to  say  to  the  stricken  one  there. 
That  God  still  will  hear,  and  give  answer  to 
prayer. 

And  strong  grows  the  heart  of  the  outcast ; 
and  soon 

In  that  dim  prison  come  the  pure  light-gleams 
of  noon ; 

The  resolve  and  the  faith  of  the  sinner  forgiven 

Send  him  back  to  the  world  with  a  heart  seek- 
ing heaven. 

160 


rT':form  meetings. 

God's  angels!     Love   speed  tliem   o'er  earth's 

wide  domain  ! 
New  aids  to  impart,  and  new  trimnplis  to  gain  ; 
Till   tlie   wratlit'ul   and  wrong  from  our  world 

shall  retire, 
And  humanity's  groans  in  her  praises  expire. 

For  the  promise  of  truth  —  though  the  doubting 

deny  — 
Is,  that  love   shall  prevail  in  the  earth   as  on 

high ; 
Its  life-waters  healing,,  wherever  they  flow. 
With  the  angels  above,  or  the  angels  below. 


REFORM    MEETINGS. 

241. 

FOR    A    MEETING    OF    REFORMERS. 

7s  M. 

Holy  Father !  in  Thv  name. 
Caring  naught  for  hate  or  shame. 
Meeting  boldly  every  storm, 
We  would  seek  the  world's  reform. 

Bravely  may  we  bear  the  cross, 
Meekly  suffer  earthly  loss. 
Patient  always  in  Thy  sight. 
May  we  struggle  for  the  Right. 

161  K 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

Heart  to  lieart  and  hand  to  hand, 
One  in  purpose  may  we  stand ; 
Thus,  in  holy  union  strong, 
May  we  vanquish  every  wrong. 

Turn  Thou  back  the  swelHng  tide, 
Bid  the  raging  storm  subside, 
Guide  us  through  the  deepest  night, 
Through  the  cloud  reveal  Thy  light. 

242. 

THE    reformer's    VOW. 
S.  M. 

God  of  the  earnest  heart, 
The  trust  assured  and  still. 
Thou  who  our  strength  forever  art,  — 
We  come  to  do  Thy  will ! 

Upon  that  painful  road 
By  saints  serenely  trod, 
Whereon  their  hallowing  influence  flowed. 
Would  we  go  forth,  O  God ! 

'Gainst  doubt  and  shame  and  fear 
In  human  hearts  to  strive. 
That  all  may  learn  to  love  and  bear. 
To  conquer  self,  and  live  ; 

To  draw  Thy  blessing  down. 
And  bring  the  wronged  redi'ess. 
And  give  this  gloiious  world  its  crown 
The  spirit's  Godlikeness. 

No  dreams  fi'om  toil  to  charm, 
No  tremblino;  on  the  tonsrie,  — 
Lord,  in  Thy  rest  may  we  be  calm. 
Through  Thy  completeness,  strong ! 

1C2 


REFORM    MEETINGS. 

Thou  liearest  while  we  pray ; 
O  deep  within  us  write, 
With  kindling  power,  our  God,  to-day. 
Thy  word,  — '  On  earth  be  light  I ' 

243. 

WITH    GOD,    FOR   THE   TRUTH. 

7s  M. 

O,  WHILE  Thou,  our  God,  art  nigh, 
Shall  our  souls  disdain  to  fear  ; 
Sin  and  suffering  we  defy. 
Thou  omnipotently  near. 

Earth  and  hell  their  war  may  wage, 
Calm  we  mark  their  vain  design, 
Smile  to  see  them  idly  rage, 
Lord,  against  a  truth  of  Thine. 

244. 

'WATCHMAN,    WHAT    OF   THE    NIGHT?' 
L.   M. 

Out  of  the  dark  the  circling  sphere 
Is  rounding  onward  to  the  light ; 
We  see  not  yet  the  foil  day  here. 
But  we  do  see  the  paling  night ; 

And  Hope,  that  lights  her  fadeless  fires, 
And  Faith,  that  shines,  a  heavenly  will, 
And  Love,  that  courage  re-insph'es,  — 
These  stars  have  been  above  us  still. 

O  sentinels !  whose  tread  we  heard  ' 
Through  long  hom-s  when  we  could  not  see, 
Pause  now;  exchange  with  cheer  the  word, — 
The  unchanging  watchword.  Liberty  I 

163 


SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

Look  backward,  how  much  has  been  won  ; 
Look  round,  how  much  is  yet  to  win  I 
Tlie  watches  of  the  niglit  are  done  ; 
The  watches  of  the  day  begin. 

O  Thou,  whose  mighty  patience  holds 
The  night  and  day  ahke  in  view, 
Thy  will  our  dearest  hopes  enfolds, 
O  keep  us  steadfast,  patient,  true ! 


245. 

PAST,    PRESENT,    AND    FUTUHE. 
lis  &  10s  M. 

O  Earth  !  thy  Past  is  crowned  and  consecrated 
With   its    Reformers,    speaking   yet,    though 
dead ; 

Who  unto  strife  and  toil  and  tears  were  fated, 
Who  unto  fiery  martyrdoms  were  led. 

O   Earth  !     the  Present  too   is    crowned  with 
splendor 

By  its  Reformers  battling  in  the  strife  ; 
Friends  of  humanity,  stern,  strong,  and  tender, 

Making  the  world  more  hopeful  with  their  life. 

O  Eartli !  thy  Future  shall  be  great  and  glorious 
With  its  Reformers,  toiling  in  the  van ; 

Till  Ti-uth  and  Love  shall  reign  o'er  all  victorious. 
And  earth  be  o;iven  to  Freedom  and  to  Man. 


164 


REFORM    MEETINGS. 

246. 

ANTI-SLAVERY   HYMN. 

7s  M. 

Men  !  whose  boast  it  is  that  ye 
Come  of  fathers  brave  and  free, 
If  there  breathe  on  earth  a  slave 
Are  ye  truly  free  and  brave  ? 
If  ye\lo  not  feel  the  chain, 
When  it  works  a  brother's  pain, 
Are  ye  not  base  slaves  indeed. 
Slaves  unworthy  to  be  freed  ? 

Is  tme  freedom  but  to  break 
Fetters  for  our  own  dear  sake, 
And  with  leathern  hearts  forget 
That  we  owe  mankind  a  debt  ? 
No  !  true  freedom  is  to  share 
All  the  chains  om'  brothers  wear. 
And  with  heart  and  hand  to  be 
Earnest  to  make  others  free. 


They  are  slaves,  who  fear  to  speak 

For  the  fallen  and  the  weak ; 

They  are  slaves,  who  will  not  choose 

Hatred,  scoffino',  and  abuse. 

Rather  than,  in  silence,  shnnk 

From  the  truth  tliey  needs  must  think  ; 

They  are  slaves,  who  dare  not  be 

In  the  riorht  with  two  or  three. 


165 


SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 


247. 

SLAVERY. 
8,  7  &  4s  M. 

Ages,  ages  have  departed, 

Since  the  first  dark  vessel  bore 

Afric's  children,  broken-hearted, 
To  this  far-off  western  shore  ; 

She,  like  Rachel, 
Weeping,  for  thej  were  no  more. 

MilHons,  millions  have  been  slaughtered 
In  the  fight  and  on  the  deep  ; 

Millions,  millions  more  have  watered. 
With  such  tears  as  captives  weep, 

Fields  of  labor 
Where  their  wasted  bodies  sleep. 

Mercy,  mercy,  vainly  pleading. 

Rends  her  garments,  smites  her  breast. 

Till  a  voice  from  heaven  proceeding 
Gladdens  all  the  waiting  west : 

'  Come,  ye  weary  ! 
Come,  and  I  will  give  you  rest ! ' 

Tidings,  tidings  of  salvation ! 

Brothers,  rise  with  one  accord. 
Purge  the  plague-spot  from  our  nation. 

Till,  unto  theii'  rights  restored, 
Slaves  no  longer. 

All  are  freemen  in  the  Lord  ! 


16ti 


REFORM    MEETINGS. 


248. 

FOR    A    PEACE    MEETING. 
6  &  48  M. 

Not  with  the  flashing  steel, 
Not  with  the  cannon's  peal, 

Or  stir  of  drum  ; 
But  in  bonds  of  love. 
Our  white  flag  floats  above  ; 
Her  emblem  is  the  dove  ;  — 

'T  is  thus  we  come. 

What  is  that  great  intent 
On  which  each  heart  is  bent. 

Our  hosts  among  ? 
It  is  that  hate  may  die, 
That  war's  red  curse  may  fly, 
And  war's  high  praise  for  aye 

No  more  be  sung. 

On,  then,  in  God's  great  name  1 
Let  each  pure  S[)irit's  flame 

Burn  bright  and  clear ; 
Stand  firmly  in  your  lot, 
Cry  ye  aloud,  doubt  not. 
Be  every  fear  forgot ; 
Grod  leads  us  here  ! 

So  shall  earth's  distant  lands. 
In  happy,  holy  bands. 

One  brotherhood, 
Together  rise  and  sing, 
Gifts  to  one  altar  bring, 
And  heaven's  Eternal  King 

Pronounce  it  good. 

167 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

249. 

FOR    A    TEMPERANCE    MEEi;;rNG. 
L.  M. 

Slavery  and  death  the  cup  contains ; 
Dash  to  the  earth  the  poisoned  bowl ! 
Softer  than  sillv  are  iron  chains 
Compared  with  those  that  chafe  the  soul. 

Hosannas,  Lord,  to  Thee  we  sing, 
Whose  power  the  giant  fiend  obeys ; 
What  countless  thousands  tribute  bring, 
For  happier  homes  and  brighter  days  ! 

Thou  wilt  not  break  the  bruised  reed, 
Nor  leave  the  broken  heart  unbound : 
The  wife  regains  a  husband  freed ! 
The  orphan  clasps  a  father  found ! 

Spare,  Lord,  the  thoughtless  ;  guide  the  blind; 
Till  man  no  more  shall  deem  it  just 
To  live  by  forging  chains  to  bind 
His  weaker  brother  in  the  dust. 

250. 

'  STRONG     DRINK     HATH    SLAIN    ITS    THOUSANDS.' 

S.    M. 

Mourn  for  the  thousands  slain, 
The  youthful  and  the  strong  ! 
Mourn  for  the  wine-cup's  fearful  reign 
O'er  the  deluded  throng  ! 

Mourn  for  the  ruined  soul ; 
For  reason's  life  and  lia;ht 
Lost  by  the  fieiy,  maddening  bowl. 
And  turned  to  hopeless  night ! 

160 


THE    NATION. 

Mouni  for  the  lost ;  but  call, 
Call  to  the  strong,  tlie  free  ! 
Rouse  them  to  shun  that  dreadful  fall. 
And  guard  their  liberty ! 

Mourn  for  the  lost ;  but  pray. 
Pray  to  the  Lord  above, 
To  break  the  fell  destroyer's  sway 
And  show  his  saving  love  ! 


THE    NATION. 

251. 

OUR    COUNTRY. 
6  &  4s  M. 

God  bless  our  native  land ! 
Firm  may  she  ever  stand 

Through  storm  and  night ! 
When  the  wild  tempests  rave, 
Ruler  of  wind  and  wave. 
Do  thou  our  countiy  save. 

By  Thy  great  might ! 

For  her  our  prayers  shall  be. 
Our  fathers'  God,  to  Thee, 

On  Thee  we  wait ! 
Be  her  walls  Holiness; 
Her  rulers.  Righteousness  ; 
Her  officers  be  Peace  ; 

God  save  the  State  I 

8  169 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

Lord  of  all  truth  and  right, 
In  whom  alone  is  might, 

On  Thee  we  call ! 
Give  us  prosperity ; 
Give  us  true  liberty; 
May  all  the  oppressed  go  free  ; 

God  save  us  all ! 


252. 

REMEMBRANCE    OF    OUR    FATHERS. 
L.    M. 

In  pleasant  lands  have  fallen  the  lines 
That  bound  our  goodly  heritage. 
And  safe  beneath  our  shelterino;  vines 
Our  youth  is  blest,  and  soothed  our  age. 

What  thanks,  O  God  !  to  Thee  are  due. 
That  Thou  didst  plant  our  fathers  here. 
And  watch  and  guard  them  as  they  grew, 
A  vineyard  to  the  Planter  dear. 

The  toils  they  bore  our  ease  have  wrought ; 
They  sowed  in  tears,  —  in  joy  we  reap  ; 
The  birthright  they  so  dearly  bought 
We  '11  guard,  till  we  with  them  shall  sleep. 

Thy  kindness  to  our  fathers  shown. 
In  weal  and  woe,  through  all  the  past, 
Their  grateful  sons,  O  God  !   shall  own, 
While  here  their  name  and  race  shall  last. 


170 


THE    NATION. 

253. 

THE    DAY    OF    FREEDOM. 
L.   M. 

O  Thou,  whose  presence  went  before 
Oui*  fiitliers  in  their  weary  way, 
As  with  Thy  chosen  moved  of  yore 
The  fire  by  niglit,  the  cloud  by  day  ! 

When  from  each  temple  of  the  free, 
A  nation's  song  ascends  to  heaven, 
Most  holy  Father,  unto  Thee 
Now  let  our  humble  prayer  be  given. 

Sweet  peace  be  here  ;  and  hope  and  love 
Be  round  us  as  a  mantle  thrown, 
As  unto  Thee,  supreme  above, 
The  knee  of  prayer  is  bowed  alone. 

And  grant,  O  Father !  that  the  time 
Of  earth's  deliverance  may  be  near. 
When  eveiy  land,  and  tongue,  and  clime, 
The  message  of  Thy  love  shall  hear  ;  — 

When,  smitten  as  with  fire  from  heaven, 
The  bondman's  chain  shall  sink  in  dust. 
And  to  his  fettered  soul  be  given 
The  glorious  freedom  of  the  just. 

254. 

'THE   FAST   WHICH    I    HAVE    CHOSEN.' 

S.   M. 

'  Is  this  a  fast  for  me  ?  ' 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  our  God  ; 
'A  day  for  man  to  vex  his  soul, 
And  feel  afiiiction's  rod  ? 

171 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

'  No  ;  is  not  this  alone 
The  sacred  fast  I  choose,  — 
Op]3ression's  yoke  to  burst  in  twain, 
The  bands  of  guilt  unloose  ? 

'  To  nakedness  and  want 
Your  food  and  raiment  deal : 
Not  from  your  brothers  coldly  hide, 
But  all  their  suffermo^s  heal  ? 

'  Then,  like  the  morning  ray. 
Shall  spring  your  health  and  light ; 
Before  you,  righteousness  shall  shine. 
Around,  my  glory  bright ! ' 


255. 

PRAYER    OF    A    STRICKEN    PEOPLE. 
7  &  6s  M. 

O  Thou,  whose  power  stupendous 
Upholds  the  earth  and  sky ! 

Thy  grace  preserving  send  us,  — 
To  Thee,  O  Lord  !  we  ciy. 

From  wilds  of  fearful  error. 
Wherein  we  darkly  stray, 

Oppressed  with  doubt  and  teiTor, 
For  sa^dng  aid  we  pray. 

O  God  of  mercy,  hear  us  ! 

Our  pain,  our  soitow,  see ; 
Thy  healing  pity  spare  us. 

And  brmg  us  home  to  Thee  I 

172 


THE    NATION. 


256. 

IN   TIME    OF    WAR. 
10  &  Gs  M. 

Lord,  once  our  faith  in  man  no  fear  could  move ; 

Now  save  it  from  despair ! 
The  trial  comes  :  streno-then  the  mio-ht  of  love : 

Father,  Thou  hearest  prayer  ! 

Thou  hearest ;  and  we  hear,  above  this  din, 

Thy  blessed  word  sound  clear : 
'  I  purge  this  land  from  slavery  and  sin  ; 

The  reio'n  of  heaven  draws  near.' 

O,  never  falter,  ye  who  strive  to  brmg 

In  men  the  heavenly  birth  ; 
For  still  the  ancvel  hosts  unfalterino;  sino;, 

'  Peace  to  the  weary  earth  ! ' 

O,  never  falter  !  peace  must  come  by  pain  ; 

HeaA^en  is  not  found,  but  won ; 
Hold  the  dark  ano;el  till  he  moulds  asain 

The  peace  he  hath  undone. 

We    know   not.   Lord,   what  storms  and  trials 
strong 

Must  work  our  world's  new  birth ; 
But  we  will  toil,  with  this  for  working-song, — 

'  Peace  to  the  Aveary  earth  !  ' 

Peace  to  the  weary,  struo-o'lino;,  sin-sick  earth ! 

Peace  to  the  heart  of  man  ! 
Storm  shall   brino;  calm ;  that  high  reward    is 
worth 

All  we  nuist  bear,  or  can. 

173 


SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 


257. 

ARMY    HYMN. 
L.  M. 

O  Lord  of  Hosts  !  Almighty  King  ! 
Behold  the  sacrifice  we  brino- : 
To  every  arm  Thy  strength  impart, 
Thy  spirit  shed  tlirough  every  heart ! 

Wake  in  our  breasts  the  living  fires, 
The  holy  faith  that  wanned  our  sires ; 
Thy  hand  hath  made  our  nation  free  ; 
To  die  for  her  is  serving  Thee. 

Be  Thou  a  pillared  flame  to  show 
The  midnight  snare,  the  silent  foe  ; 
And  when  the  battle  thunders  loud 
Still  guide  us  in  its  moving  cloud. 

God  of  all  nations  !  Sovereign  Lord  ! 
In  Thy  dread  name  we  draw  the  sword ; 
We  lift  the  stany  flag  on  high 
That  fills  with  fight  our  stormy  sky. 

No  more  its  flaming  emblems  wave 
To  bar  from  hope  the  trembfing  slave  ; 
No  more  its  radiant  glories  shine 
To  blast  with  woe  a  child  of  Thine. 

From  Treason's  rent,  from  murder's  stain. 
Guard  Thou  its  folds  till  Peace  shall  reign ; 
Till  fort  and  field,  till  shore  and  sea, 
Join  our  loud  anthem,  Praise  to  Thee  ! 

174 


THE    NATION. 

258. 

PRAYER    DURING    WAR. 
C.   M. 

Father  of  mercies,  Heavenly  Friend  ! 

We  seek  Thy  gracious  throne  ; 
To  Thee  our  faltermg  prayers  ascend, 

Our  fainting  hearts  are  known. 

From  blasts  that  chill,  from  suns  that  smite, 
From  every  plague  that  harms  ; 

In  cam]:)  and  march,  in  siege  and  fight. 
Protect  our  men  at  arms ! 

Though  from  our  darkened  lives  they  take 
What  makes  our  life  most  dear. 

We  yield  them  for  their  country's  sake. 
With  no  relentino;  tear. 

Our  blood  their  floAVuig  veins  Avill  shed. 
Their  wounds  our  breasts  will  share  ; 

O,  save  us  from  the  woes  Ave  dread, 
O,  grant  us  strength  to  bear ! 

Let  each  unhallowed  cause  that  brings 

The  stern  destroyer  cease. 
The  fiaminff  ano-el  fold  his  wings, 

And  seraphs  whisper  Peace  ! 

Thine  are  the  sceptre  and  the  sword, 
Stretch  forth  Thy  mighty  hand  : 

Reign  Thou,  our  kingless  nation's  Lord  ; 
Rule  Thou  our  throneless  land  ! 

175 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

259. 

EMANCIPATION. 
L.    M. 

O  Holy  Father  !  just  and  true 
Are  all  Thy  works  and  words  and  ways, 
And  unto  Thee  alone  are  due 
Thanksgivmg  and  eternal  praise. 

For  Thou  hast  heard,  O  God  of  Right ! 
The  sighing  of  the  hapless  slave ; 
And  stretched  for  him  the  arm  of  might. 
Not  shortened  that  it  could  not  save. 

The  laborer  sits  beneath  his  vine  ; 
The  shackled  soul  and  hand  are  free ; 

Thankso-ivino;  I  for  the  work  is  Thine. 
Praise  !  for  the  blessino;  is  of  Thee. 


o 


260. 

THE    DAY    OF    FREEDOM. 
C.  M. 

Daughter  of  nations  !  from  the  dust 

Exalt  thy  fallen  head  ; 
Again  in  thy  Redeemer  tinist. 

He  calls  thee  from  the  dead. 

Awake,  awake  !  put  on  thy  strength. 

Thy  beautiful  array ; 
The  day  of  freedom  dawns  at  length, 

The  Lord's  appointed  day. 

Rebuild  thy  walls,  thy  bounds  enlarge. 
And  send  thy  heralds  forth  ; 

Say  to  the  South,  '  Give  up  thy  charge, 
And  keep  not  back,  O  North  -!  * 


V,  \j  i."Nuruj 

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THE    NATION. 


They  come,  they  come  ;  —  tliine  exiled  bands, 

Where'er  they  rest  or  roam, 
Have  heard  tliy  voice  in  distant  lands, 

And  hasten  to  their  home. 


261. 

DAUGHTER    OF    ZION. 
P.    M. 

Daughter  of  Zion,  awake  fi-om  thy  sadness  ! 
Awake  !    for  thy  foes  shall  oppress  thee  no 
more  ; 
Bright  o'er  thy  hills  dawns  the  day-star  of  glad- 
ness. 
Arise  !  for  the  night  of  thy  sorrow  is  o'er. 

Strong  were  thy  foes,  but  the  arm  that  subdued 
them, 
And   scattered   their    legions,   was   mightier 
far  ; 
They  fled  like  the  chaff  from  the  scourge  that 
pursued  them ; 
Vain  were  their  steeds  and  their  chariots  of 
war. 

Daughter  of  Zion,  the  power  that  hath  saved 
thee 
Extolled    with    the    harp   and    the    timbrel 
should  be ; 
Shout !  for  the  foe  is  destroyed  that  enslaved 
thee ; 
Th'  oppressor  is  vanquished,  and  Zion  is  free. 

8  *  177  L 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

262. 

'  THOU    WILT    ORDAIN    PEACE    FOR    US.' 
P.    M. 

God,  the  Omnipotent !  mighty  Avenger  ! 

Watching  invisible,  judging  unheard  ! 
Save  Thou  our  land  in  the  hour  of  her  danger, 

Give  to  us  peace  in  Thy  time,  O  Lord ! 

Thunders  and   lightnings  Thy  judgment  have 
sounded ; 

Letters  of  flame  have  recorded  Thy  word, 
'  Only  in  Righteousness  true  peace  is  founded  '  : 

Give  us  that  peace  m  Thy  time,  O  Lord  ! 

So  shall  the  people,  with  thankful  devotion, 
Praise  Him  who  saved  them  from  peril  and 
sword  ; 

Shouting  in  chorus,  from  ocean  to  ocean,  — 
'  Peace  to  the  nation,  and  praise  to  the  Lord ! ' 


263. 

HYMN    or    PEACE. 
CM. 

The  dwellings  of  the  free  resound 

With  songs  of  victory. 
And  countless  hearts,  the  land  around, 

For  Peace  are  blessing  Thee. 

By  Thee  we  raised  the  conquering  sign 

That  led  the  victor-band  ; 
Thine  was  the  Power,  the  Peace  is  Thine, 

We  see  in  all  Thy  hand. 

178 


MISCELLANKOUS. 


Still  let  that  conquering  banner  wave 
O'er  souls  Tliou  hast  made  free, 

And  fold  the  hearts  Avhieh  throuoh  the  grave 
Have  heavenward  passed  to  Thee. 

They  fought  for  Freedom,  true  and  brave  ; 

We  will  for  Freedom  strive  : 
Their  lives  they  for  their  country  gave  ; 

Our  lives  to  her  we  give. 

In  joyfid  songs  Thy  name  we  bless,  • 

Who  makest  wars  to  cease  ; 
O,  grant  our  land  through  Rigliteousness 

A  never-broken  Peace  ! 


MISCELLANEOUS. 

264. 

HYMN    FOR    CHRISTMAS. 
C.   M. 

Now  gird  your  patient  loins  again, 

Your  wasting  torches  trim  ! 
The  chief  of  all  the  sons  of  men, 

Shall  we  not  welcome  him  ? 
Fill  all  your  courts  with  sacred  songs. 

And  fi'om  the  temple  wall 
Wave  garlands  o'er  the  joyful  throngs 

That  crowd  his  festival ! 

And  still  more  freshly  in  the  mind 

Store  up  the  hopes  sublime 
Which  then  were  bora  for  all  mankind, 

So  blessed  was  the  time ; 

179 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 


And,  underneath  these  hallowed  eaA'^es, 

A  saviour  will  be  born 
In  every  heart  that  him  receives, 

On  his  triumphal  morn. 

265. 

PENTECOST. 
6  &  lOs  M. 

CoME^  deck  our  feast  to-day 
With  flowers  and  wreaths  of  May, 

And  bring  an  offering  holy,  pure  and  sweet ; 
The  Spirit  of  all  grace 
Makes  earth  His  dwelling-place  ; 

Prepare    your   hearts   your   Lord  with  joy  to 
meet ! 

O  golden  rain  from  heaven  ! 

Th}^  precious  drops  be  given 
Upon  the  Church's  waiting,  thirsty  field ; 

And  let  thy  waters  flow. 

Where'er  the  sowers  sow 
The  seed  of  Truth,  that  living  fruit  it  yield. 

Come,  O  thou  trackless  wmd ! 

Bi'eathe  quickening  o'er  our  mind  ; 
Let  not  the  flesh  to  rule  the  soul  asph-e  ; 

O  sunshine  of  pure  Love  ! 

Thy  sweet  glow  let  us  prove. 
And  fill  our  hearts  with  thy  soft  quenchless  fire. 

O  Spirit !  stir  our  will 

Its  high  aims  to  fulfil ; 
Be  with  us  always  when  we  go  and  come : 

Deep  in  our  spirits  dwell, 

And  make  their  inmost  cell 
Thy  temple  pure,  Tliine  ever-holy  home. 

180 


MISCELLANEOUS. 

266. 

FOR    AN    AGRICULTURAL    FESTIVAL. 
L.   M. 

0  Maker  of  the  fruits  and  flowers  ! 
We  thank  Thee  for  Thy  wise  design, 
Whereby  these  human  hands  of  ours 
In  nature's  garden  w^ork  with  Tliine. 

And  thanks  that  from  oiu'  daily  need 
The  joy  of  simple  faith  is  born, 
That  he  who  smites  the  summer  weed 
May  trust  Thee  for  the  autmnn  com. 

For  he  who  blesses  most  is  blest. 
And  God  and  man  shall  own  his  worth 
Who  toils  to  leave,  as  his  bequest, 
An  added  beauty  to  the  earth. 

And  ^oon  or  late,  to  all  that  sow, 
The  time  of  harvest  shall  be  given  ; 
The  flower  shall  bloom,  the  fruit  shall  grow, 
If  not  on  earth,  at  last  in  heaven. 

267. 

'THE   DEEP    THAT    COUCHETH    BENEATH.' 
L.  M. 

Rocked  in  the  cradle  of  the  deep, 

1  lay  me  down  in  peace  to  sleep ; 
Secure  I  rest  upon  the  wave. 

For  Thou,  O  Lord  !  hast  power  to  save. 

I  know  Thou  wilt  not  slight  my  call. 
For  Thou  dost  mark  the  sparrow's  fall ; 
And  calm  and  peacefrd  is  my  sleep. 
Rocked  hi  the  cradle  of  the  deep. 

161 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

And  such  the  trust  tliat  still  were  mine, 
Though  stormy  winds  swept  o'er  the  brine, 
Or  though  the  tempest's  fiery  breath 
Roused  me  from  sleep  to  wreck  and  death. 

For  still  I  know  that  safe  with  Thee 
The  spirit  of  Thy  child  would  be  ; 
And  calm  and  peaceful  is  my  sleep, 
Rocked  in  the  cradle  of  the  deep. 

268. 

A    HYMN    TO    BE    SUNG    AT    SEA. 
L.  M. 

Lord  of  the  wide-extended  main  ! 
Whose  power  the  winds  and  seas  controls. 
Whose  hand  doth  earth  and  heaven  sustain. 
Whose  spmt  leads  believing  souls  ; 

Throughout  the  deep  Thy  footsteps. shine  ; 
We  own  Thy  way  is  in  the  sea, 
O'erawed  by  majesty  divine. 
And  lost  in  Thine  immensity. 

Thy  wisdom  here  we  learn  to  adore, 
Tliine  everlasting  truth  we  prove. 
The  wondrous  heights  of  boundless  power. 
The  unfathomable  depths  of  love. 

Infinite  God  !  Thy  greatness  spanned 
These  heavens,  and  meted  out  the  skies  ; 
Lo !  in  the  hollow  of  Thy  hand 
The  measured  waters  sink  and  rise. 

And  here  Thme  unknown  paths  we  trace. 
Which  dark  to  human  eyes  appear : 
While  through  the  mighty  waves  we  pass, 
Faith  only  sees  that  God  is  here. 

183 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


269. 

IN    A    STORM. 
L.  M. 

Glory  to  Thee,  whose  powerful  word 
Bids  the  tempestuous  wind  arise  ; 
Glory  to  Thee,  the  sovereign  Lord 
(^f  air  and  earth,  and  seas  and  skies 

Let  air  and  earth  and  skies  obey, 
And  seas  Thine  awful  will  perform ; 
From  them  we  learn  to  own  Thy  sway. 
And  shout  to  meet  the  ffiitherino;  storm. 

What  though  the  floods  hft  up  their  voice  ; 
Thou  hearest.  Lord,  our  silent  cry ; 
They  cannot  damp  Thy  children's  joys. 
Or  shake  the  soul,  while  God  is  nigh. 

Roar  on,  ye  waves  !  our  souls  defy 
Your  roaring  to  disturb  their  rest ; 
In  vain  to  impair  the  calm  ye  try,  — 
The  calm  in  a  behever's  breast. 


270. 

GOD    V^ITH    US    ON    THE    DEEP. 
S.    M. 

Heave,  mighty  ocean,  heave  ! 
And  blow,  thou  boisterous  wind  ! 
Onward  we  swiftly  glide,  and  leave 
Oui'  home  and  friends  behind. 

Away,  away  we  steer. 
Upon  the  ocean's  breast ; 
And  dim  the  distant  heights  appeal*, 
Like  clouds  along  the  west. 

Itt3 


SPECIAL   OCCASIONS. 

There  is  a  loneliness 
Upon  the  mighty  deep  ; 
And  hurried  thoughts  upon  us  press, 
As  onward  still  we  sweep. 

But  there  is  hope  and  joy, 
Wherever  we  may  be  ; 
Danger  nor  death  can  e'er  destroy 
Our  trust,  O  God  I  in  Thee. 

Then,  wherefore  should  we  grieve. 
Or  what  have  we  to  fear  ? 
Though  home  and  friends  and  life  we  leave, 
Our  God  is  ever  near. 

Sweep,  mighty  ocean,  sweep  ! 
Ye  winds  blow  foul  or  fair ! 
Our  God  is  with  us  on  the  deep, 
Oui'  home  is  everywhere. 


271. 

THE   wanderer's    HYMN. 
L.  M. 

O  Thou,  by  long  experience  tried, 
Near  whom  no  grief  can  long  abide. 
My  Lord,  how  full  of  sweet  content 
My  years  of  pilgrimage  are  spent ! 

All  scenes  alike  engaging  prove 
To  souls  inspu'ed  with  sacred  love  ; 
In  heaven,  on  earth,  or  on  the  sea, 
Where'er  they  dwell,  they  dwell  with  Thee, 

184 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


To  me  remains  nor  place  nor  time ; 
My  country  is  in  every  clime  ; 
I  can  be  calm  and  free  from  care 
On  any  shore,  since  God  is  there. 

While  place  we  seek,  or  place  we  shun, 
The  soul  finds  happiness  in  none ; 
But  with  a  God  to  guide  our  way, 
'Tis  equal  joy  to  go  or  stay. 

Could  I  be  cast  where  Thou  art  not. 
That  were  indeed  a  dreadful  lot ; 
But  regions  none  remote  I  call. 
Secure  of  findino;  God  m  all. 


272. 

THE    UNIVERSAL   PRAYER. 
C.    M. 

Father  of  all !  in  every  age, 

In  every  clime  adored, 
By  saint,  l)y  savage,  or  by  sage, 

Jehovah,  Jove,  or  Lord! 

TIkui  great  First  Cause  !  least  understood, 

Who  all  my  sense  confined, 
To  know  but  this,  —  that  Thou  art  good, 

And  that  myself  am  blind ; 

Yet  gave  me  in  this  dark  estate, 

To  see  the  good  from  ill ; 
And  bindincr  nature  fast  in  fate, 

Left  free  the  human  wnl ; 

What  conscience  dictates  to  be  done. 

Or  warns  me  not  to  do. 
This  tcacli  me,  more  than  hell,  to  shun. 

That  more  tlian  heaven  pursue. 

185 


SPECIAL    OCCASIONS. 

If  I  am  riglit,  Thy  grace  impart 

Still  in  the  riglit  to  stay  ; 
If  I  am  Avrong,  O  teach  my  heart 

To  find  that  better  way. 

Save  me  ahke  from  foolish  pride 

Or  impious  discontent, 
At  aught  Thy  wisdom  has  denied, 

Or  aught  Thy  goodness  lent. 

Teach  me  to  feel  another's  woe, 

To  hide  the  fault  I  see ; 
The  mercy  I  to  others  show. 

That  mercy  show  to  me. 

This  day  be  bread  and  peace  my  lot, 

All  else  beneath  the  sun 
Thou  knowest  if  best  bestowed  or  not, 

And  let  Thy  will  be  done. 

To  Thee,  whose  temple  is  all  space, 
Whose  altar  earth,  sea,  skies. 

One  chorus  let  all  beings  raise. 
All  nature's  incense  rise. 


186 


II. 

GOD  AND  HIS  MANIFESTATIONS. 


I.  IN  HIMSELF. 

II.  m  NATURE. 

III.  IN  THE   HUMAN    SOUL. 

IV.  IN  THE    HUMAN   LIFE. 
V.  IN  HUMANITY. 


I.     GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 


HIS    BEING. 

273. 

'one  god  and  father  of  AI-L.' 
10s  M. 

O  Thou  Eternal  One  !  whose  presence  briglit 
All  space  doth  occupy,  all  motion  guide, 
Unchanged  through  time's  all-devastating  flight, 
Thou  only  God !  there  is  no  God  beside. 

Being  above  all  beings,  Mighty  One, 
Whom  none  can  comprehend  and  none  explore. 
Who  fill'st  existence  with  Thyself  alone, 
Beino;  whom  we  call  God,  and  know  no  more  I 

Thy  laws  the  unmeasured  universe  siuTound, 
Uphold  by  Thee,  by  Thee  inspired  with  breath  ; 
Thou  the  beginning  with  the  end  hast  bound, 
And  beautifully  mingled  life  with  death. 

Father  !  the  effluence  of  Thy  light  divine. 
Pervading  worlds,  liatli  reached  my  bosom  too ; 
Yes ;  in  my  spirit  doth  Thy  spirit  shine. 
As  shines  the  smibeam  in  a  di'op  of  dew. 

189 


GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 


O  thought  ineffable  !  O  vision  blest ! 
Though  poor  be  our  conceptions  all,  of  Thee, 
Yet  shall  Thv  shadowed  imao;e  fill  our  breast, 
And  waft  its  homage  to  the  Deity. 


274. 

'  ABOVE  ALL,  THROUGH    ALL.' 
L.   M. 

Unchangeable,  all-perfect  Lord ! 

Essential  life's  unbounded  Sea! 

What  lives  and  moves,  lives  by  Thy  word ; 

It  lives,  and  moves,  and  is,  from  Thee. 

Whate'er  in  earth  or  sea  or  sky 

Or  shuns  or  meets  the  wandering  thought. 

Escapes  or  strikes  the  searching  eye. 

By  Thee  was  to  existence  brought. 

High  is  Thy  power  above  all  height ; 
Whate'er  Thy  will  decrees  is  done ; 
Thy  wisdom,  holiness,  and  might 
Can  by  no  finite  mind  be  known. 
What  our  dim  eyes  could  never  see 
Is  plain  and  naked  in  Thy  sight ; 
What  thickest  darkness  veils,  to  Thee 
Shines  clearly  as  the  noonday  light. 

Thine,  Lord,  is  holiness  alone  ; 
Justice  and  Truth  before  Thee  stand; 
Yet,  nearer  to  Thy  sacred  throne, 
Love  ever  dwells  at  Thy  right  hand. 
And  to  Thy  love  and  ceaseless  care. 
Father  !  this  light,  this  breath,  we  owe  ; 
And  all  we  have,  and  all  we  are, 
From  Thee,  great  Source  of  Life !  doth  flow. 

190 


HIS    BEING. 


275. 

THE    ONE    GOD. 
L.  M. 

Eternal  God!  Almiolity  Cause 
Of  earth,  and  seas,  and  worlds  unknown ! 
All  things  are  subject  to  Thy  laws  ; 
All  things  depend  on  Thee  alone. 

Worship  to  Thee  alone  belongs, 
Worship  to  Thee  alone  we  give  ; 
Thine  be  our  hearts,  and  Thine  our  songs, 
And  to  Thy  glory  may  we  live. 

O,  spread  Thy  truth  through  every  land. 
In  every  heart  Thy  love  be  known ; 
Subdue  the  world  to  Thy  command. 
And,  as  Thou  art,  reign  God  alone ! 

276. 

the  mystery  of  god. 

L.  M. 

No  human  eyes  Thy  face  may  see  ; 

No  human  thought  Thy  form  may  know ; 

But  all  creation  dwells  in  Thee, 

And  Thy  great  life  through  all  doth  flow  ! 

And  yet,  O  strange  and  wondrous  thought ! 
Thou  art  a  God  who  hearest  prayer, 
And  every  heart  with  sorrow  fraught 
To  seek  Thy  present  aid  may  dare. 

And  though  most  weak  our  cflbrts  seem 
Into  one  creed  these  thoughts  to  bind. 
And  vain  the  intellectual  dream. 
To  see  and  know  the  Etei'ual  Mind, 

191 


GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 

Yet  Thou  wilt  turn  tliem  not  aside, 
Who  cannot  solve  Thy  life  divine, 
But  would  give  up  all  reason's  pride 
To  know  their  hearts  approved  by  Thine. 

So,  though  we  faint  on  hfe's  dark  hill. 
And  Thought  grow  weak,  and  Knowledge  flee, 
Yet  Faith  shall  teach  us  courage  still. 
And  Love  shall  guide  us  on  to  Thee. 


277. 

'WHO    BY    SEARCHING    CAN    FIND    OUT    GOD?' 
11   &  lOs  M. 

I  CANNOT  find  Thee  !     Still  on  restless  pinion 
My  spirit  beats  the  void  where  Thou  dost  dwell  ; 
I  wander  lost  through  all  Thy  vast  dominion, 
And  shrink  beneath  Thy  Light  ineffable. 

I  cannot  find  Thee  !     Even  when  most  adoring 
Before  Thy  shrine  I  bend  in  lowliest  prayer ; 
Beyond  these  bounds  of  thought,  my  thought 

upsoaring, 
From  fiirthest  quest  comes  back ;  Thou  art  not 

there. 

Yet  high  above  the  limits  of  my  seeing. 
And  folded  far  Avithin  the  inmost  heart. 
And  deep  below  the  deeps  of  conscious  being. 
Thy  splendor  shineth ;  there,  O  God !  Thou  art. 

I  cannot  lose  Thee  !  Still  in  Thee  abiding 
The  End  is  clear,  how  wide  soe'er  I  roam ; 
The    Law  that  holds  the    worlds  my   steps  is 

guiding. 
And  I  must  rest  at  last  in  Thee,  my  home. 

192 


HIS    ETERNITY    AND    yOVEREIGNTY. 

278. 

'HIS    GREATNESS    IS    UNSEARCHABLE.' 
C.  M. 

Great  God,  on  wliose  sustaining  power 
Unnumbered  worlds  depend ; 

Great  Spirit,  comprehending  all. 
Whom  none  can  comprehend  ! 

In  light  imsearchable  enthroned, 

Whom  angels  dimly  see. 
In  heights  of  gloiy  still  concealed, 

In  depths  of  mystery  ! 

With  wondermg  reverence  we  adore, 
With  aAve  before  Thee  bend, 

Whom  none,  but  by  Thine  mward  light 
And  spirit,  apprehend. 


HIS   ETERNITY  AND  SOVEREIGNTY. 

279. 

'  FROM  e\t:rlasting  to  everlasting.'  . 
C.  M. 

Our  God,  our  help  in  ages  past, 
Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 

Our  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast, 
And  our  eternal  home  ! 

Before  the  hills  in  order  stood. 
Or  earth  received  her  frame, 

From  everlasting  Thou  art  God, 
To  endless  years  the  same. 

9  193  M 


GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 

Beneath  the  shadow  of  Thy  throne 
Thy  children  dwell  secure ; 

Sufficient  is  Tliine  arm  alone, 
And  our  defence  is  sure. 

Our  God,  our  help  in  ages  past, 
Our  hope  for  years  to  come  ! 

Be  Thou  our  guard  wliile  troubles  last, 
And  our  eternal  home. 

280. 

*WITH   WHOM    IS    NO    VARIABLENESS.' 
L.  M. 

ALL-powei^,  self-existent  God, 
Who  all  creation  dost  sustain ! 
Thou  wast,  and  art,  and  art  to  come, 
And  everlastmg  is  Thy  reign  ! 

Fountain  of  being !  Source  of  good ! 
Immutable  Thou  dost  remain  ; 
Nor  can  the  shadow  of  a  change 
Obscure  the  glories  of  Thy  reign. 

Earth  may  with  all  her  powers  dissolve, 
If  such  the  great  Creator's  will ; 
But  Thou  forever  art  the  same  ; 
I  AM  is  Thy  memorial  still. 

281. 

ALMIGHTY    AND    UNCHANGEABLE. 
L.  M. 

With  glory  clad,  with  strength  arrayed. 
The  Lord,  who  o'er  all  nature  reigns, 
The  world's  foundations  strongly  laid, 
And  the  vast  fabric  still  sustains. 

194 


HIS    ETERNITY    AND    SOVEREIGNTY. 

How  surely  'stablislied  is  Thy  throne, 
Which  shall  nor  change  nor  period  see  ; 
For  Thou,  O  Lord  !  and  Thou  alone, 
Art  God  from  all  eternity. 

The  floods,  O  Lord  !  lift  up  their  voice 
And  toss  their  troubled  waves  on  high ; 
But  Thou  above  canst  still  the  noise, 
And  make  the  angry  sea  comply. 

O  Father  !  make  Thy  servants  pure. 
And  calm  our  souls  that  proudly  swell ; 
For  all  Thy  laws  are  fixed  and  sure. 
And  peace  becomes  Thy  temple  well. 

282. 

'THE    LORD  GOD    OMNIPOTENT    REIGNETH.' 
L.  M. 

The  Lord  is  King :  lift  up  thy  voice, 
O  earth !  and  all  ye  heavens,  rejoice ! 
From  world  to  world  the  joy  shall  ring : 
The  Lord  omnipotent  is  King. 

The  Lord  is  Km^  :  who  then  shall  dare 
Resist  His  will,  distrust  His  care  ? 
Holy  and  time  are  all  His  ways : 
Let  every  creature  speak  His  praise. 

The  Lord  is  King :  exalt  your  strains. 
Ye  saints  !  yom-  God,  your  Father  reigns ; 
One  Lord,  one  empire,  all  secures : 
He  reigns,  —  and  life  and  death  are  yours. 

O,  when  His  wisdom  can  mistake. 
His  might  decay.  His  love  forsake. 
Then  may  His  chikken  cease  to  sing,  — 
The  Lord  omnipotent  is  King. 

195 


GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 

283. 

'THE   LORD    ON    HIGH  IS    MIGHTIER.' 

7s  M. 

Earth  rejoice  ;  the  Lord  is  King ! 
Sons  of  men,  His  praises  sing  ! 
Sing  ye,  in  triumphant  strains, 
'  God,  onr  God,  eternal  reigns  ! ' 

Strong  in  Him,  we  you  defy. 
Doers  of  iniquity ! 
All  your  hosts  to  battle  bring ;  — 
Shouts  in  us  a  strono;er  Kino;. 

Though  the  sons  of  night  blaspheme, 
More  there  are  with  us  than  them : 
God  with  us,  we  cannot  fear ; 
Fear  they,  for  the  Lord  is  here  ! 

Lo,  to  faith's  illumined  sight 
All  the  mountain  flames  with  light : 
Foes  are  nigh,  but  God  is  nigher, 
Circlino;  us  with  hosts  of  fire. 


HIS  OMNIPRESENCE  AND  OMNISCIENCE. 

284. 

THE    OMNIPRESENT    GOD. 
L.  M. 

Father  and  Friend !  Thy  light.  Thy  love. 
Beaming  through  all  Thy  works  we  see ; 
Thy  glory  fills  the  heavens  above. 
And  all  the  earth  is  full  of  Thee. 

196 


HIS    OMNIPRESENCE    AND    OMNISCIENCE. 

Great  Spirit !  we  Thy  presence  feel, 
While  Thou,  too  pure  for  mortal  sight, 
To  human  eyes  invisible, 
Reignest,  the  Lord  of  Life  and  Light. 

Thy  childi'en  shall  not  faint  or  fear, 
Sustained  by  this  inspiring  thought,  — 
Since  Thou,  theii'  God,  art  everywhere, 
They  cannot  be  where  Thou  art  not. 


285. 

'  GOD    ABOVE    ALL   AND    IN    YOU    ALL.' 
C.  M. 

Beyond,  beyond  that  boundless  sea, 

Above  that  dome  of  sky, 
Farther  than  thought  itself  can  flee, 

Thy  dwelling  is  on  high : 
Yet  dear  the  aAvftd  thought  to  me 

That  thou,  my  God,  art  nigh. 

We  hear  Thy  voice  when  thunders  roll 
Tln'ough  the  wide  fields  of  air ; 

The  waves  obey  Thy  ch'ead  control; 
Yet  still  Thou  art  not  there : 

Where  shall  I  find  Him,  O  my  soul ! 
Who  yet  is  everywhere  ? 

O,  not  in  circling  depth  or  height, 

But  in  the  conscious  breast ; 
Present  to  faith,  though  veiled  fi'om  sight, 

There  does  His  spirit  rest. 
O,  come.  Thou  Presence  Infinite, 

And  make  thy  children  blest ! 

197 


GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 

286. 

OMNIPRESENCE. 
C.  M. 

The  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain 

The  universal  Lord ; 
Yet  He  m  humble  hearts  will  deign 

To  dwell,  and  be  adored. 

Where'er  ascends  the  sacrifice 

Of  fervent  praise  and  prayer, 
Or  on  the  earth,  or  in  the  skies. 

The  God  of  heaven  is  there. 

His  presence  is  diffused  abroad 

Through  realms,  through  worlds  unknown ; 
Who  seek  the  mercies  of  our  God 

Are  ever  near  His  tlu'one. 

287. 

THE    LORD    OF    LIFE. 
L.    M. 

Lord  of  all  being !  throned  afar, 
Thy  glory  flames  from  sun  and  star : 
Centre  and  soul  of  every  sphere. 
Yet  to  each  lovina;  heart  how  near ! 

Sun  of  our  life  !  Thy  wakening  ray 
Sheds  on  our  path  the  glow  of  day ; 
Star  of  our  hope  !  Thy  softened  light 
Cheers  the  long  watches  of  the  night. 

Our  midnight  is  Thy  smile  withdrawn  ; 
Our  noontide  is  Thy  gracious  dawn ; 
Our  rainbow's  arch  Thy  mercy's  sign : 
All,  save  the  clouds  of  sin,  are  Thine. 

198 


HIS    OMNIPRESENCE    AND    OMNISCIENCE. 

Lord  of  all  life,  below,  above. 

Whose  light  is  truth,  whose  warmth  is  love  ; 

Before  Thy  ever-blazing  throne 

We  ask  no  lustre  of  our  own. 

Grant  us  Thy  truth  to  make  us  free, 
And  kindling  hearts  that  burn  for  Thee, 
Till  all  Thy  living  altars  claim 
One  holy  light,  one  heavenly  flame. 


288. 

'  THOU    HAST    BESET    ME   BEHIND    AND    BEFORE. 

L.  M. 

Within  Thy  circHng  arms  we  lie, 
O  God  !  in  Thy  infinity : 
Our  souls  in  quiet  shall  abide, 
Beset  with  love  on  every  side. 

Withm  Thy  circling  power  we  stand ; 
On  every  side  we  see  Thy  hand ; 
Awake,  asleep,  at  home,  abroad,- 
We  are  surrounded  still  with  God. 

How  sure  His  law,  how  great  His  might! 

His  holiness,  how  infinite  ! 

How  reverend  is  His  majesty ! 

His  wisdom,  O,  how  deep  and  high  ! 

O,  may  these  thoughts  possess  our  breast, 
Where'er  we  rove,  where'er  we  rest ; 
Nor  let  our  lower  ])assions  dare 
Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there ! 

199 


GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 

289. 

ALL   THINGS    PRESENT   TO    GOD. 
7s  M. 

Mighty  God  !  the  first,  the  last ! 
What  are  ages  in  Thy  sight 
But  as  yesterday  when  past, 
Or  a  watch  within  tlie  night  ? 

All  that  being  ever  knew, 
Down,  far  down,  ere  time  had  birth. 
Stands  as  clear  withm  Thy  view, 
As  the  present  things  of  earth. 

All  that  being  e'er  shall  know 
On,  still  on,  through  farthest  years, 
All  eternity  can  show. 
Bright  before  Thee  now  appears. 

In  Thine  all-embracincr  siojht, 
Every  change  its  purpose  meets. 
Every  cloud  floats  into  light. 
Every  woe  its  glory  greets. 

Whatsoe'er  our  lot  may  be. 
Calmly  in  tliis  thought  we  '11  rest,  — 
Could  we  see  as  Thou  dost  see. 
We  should  choose  it  as  the  best. 

290. 

'thou   KNOWEST   all    my    WAYS.' 
C.   M. 

To  Thee,  my  God,  my  days  are  known 
My  soul  enjoys  the  thought ; 

My  actions  are  before  Thy  face, 
Nor  are  my  faults  forgot. 

200 


HIS    HOLINESS    AND   JUSTICE. 

Each  secret  breath  devotion  pours 

Is  vocal  to  Thine  ear, 
And  all  my  walks  of  daily  life 

Before  Thine  eye  appear. 

The  vacant  hour,  the  active  scene. 
Thy  mercy  shall  approve  ;    '-' 

And  every  pang  of  sympathy, 
Aiid  every  care  of  love. 

Each  o-olden  hour  of  beaming  light 

Is  gilded  by  Thy  rays  ; 
And  dark  affliction's  midnight  hour 

A  present  God  surveys. 

Full  in  Thy  view  through  life  I  pass. 

And  in  Thy  view  I  die. 
And  when  each  mortal  bond  is  broke. 

Shall  find  my  God  is  nigh. 


HIS    HOLINESS    AND    JUSTICE. 

291. 

THE    HIGH    AND    HOLY    ONE. 
L.  M. 

Holy  as  Thou,  O  God !  is  none  ; 
Thy  holiness  is  all  Thine  own  ; 
A  drop  of  that  unbounded  sea 
Is  ours, — a  drop  derived  from  Thee. 

And  when  Thy  purity  we  share, 
Thv  glory  we  alone  declare. 
And,  humbled  in  Thy  presence,  own 
Holy  and  pure  is  God  alone. 

9*  201 


GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 


Sole,  self-existing  God  and  Lord, 
By  all  the  heavenly  hosts  adored. 
Let  all  on  earth  bow  down  to  Thee 
And  own  Thy  peerless  Purity. 


292. 

THE   JUST    god: 
L.  M. 

The  Lord  is  just ;  this  is  His  throne : 
The  world  His  righteousness  shall  own  ; 
Yea,  all  the  world  with  awe  shall  see 
He  reigns  and  rules  in  equity. 

His  perfect  law  the  world  siuTounds, 
And  sets  to  every  wrong  its  bounds  ; 
Through  ways  oft  hid  from  human  sight, 
Makes  sure  the  trimnph  of  the  right. 

Ye  troubled  spirits  seek  His  face. 
And  rest  upon  His  righteousness ; 
Let  sacred  courage  fill  your  hearts, 
The  strength  the  righteous  God  imparts. 

Let  none  who  suffer  wrong  despair. 
The  God  of  justice  hears  their  prayer  ; 
Let  none  dare  break  His  statutes  pure, 
God's  justice,  though  it  w^ait,  is  siu'e. 

Just  is  our  God,  forever  just ; 
Upon  this  rock  I  fix  my  trust ; 
Tliis  faith  shall  every  fear  remove, 
His  justice  is  His  perfect  love. 

202 


HIS    HOLINESS    AND    JUSTICE. 

293. 

THE    IIIGHTEOUSNESS    OF    GOD. 
L.  M. 

High  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God, 
Thy  goodness  m  full  glory  shines ; 
Thy  truth  shall  break  through  every  cloud 
That  veils  and  darkens  Thy  designs. 

Forever  firm  Thy  justice  stands, 
As  mountains  their  foundations  keep  ; 
Forever  sure  are  Thy  commands  ; 
Thy  judgments  arc  a  mighty  deep. 

294. 

god's  law  and  love. 

L.  M. 

O  God,  in  whom  we  live  and  move ! 
Thy  Love  is  Law,  Thy  Law  is  Love ; 
Thy  present  spirit  waits  to  fill 
The  soul  wliich  comes  to  do  Thy  will. 

Unto  Thy  children's  spirits  teach 
Thy  Love,  beyond  the  power  of  speech  ; 
And  make  them  know,  with  joyful  awe. 
The  encircling  presence  of  Thy  Law. 

That  Law  doth  give  to  Truth  and  Right, 
Howe'er  despised,  a  conquering  might, 
And  makes  each  fondly-worshipped  lie 
And  boasting  wrong,  to  cower  and  die. 

Its  patient  working  doth  fidfil 
Man's  hope,  and  God's  all-perfect  will, 
Nor  sufters  one  true  word  or  thought. 
Or  deed  of  love,  to  come  to  naught. 


203 


GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 


Such  faith,  O  God  !  our  spirits  fill, 
That  we  may  work  in  patience  still ; 
Who  works  for  justice  works  with  Thee, 
Who  works  m  love.  Thy  child  shall  be. 


HIS    LOVE. 


295. 

GOD    IS    LOVE. 

7s  M. 

Earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  flowers, 

Air,  with  all  its  beams  and  showers, 

Ocean's  infinite  expanse. 

Heaven's  resplendent  countenance,  — 

All  around,  below,  above. 

Hath  this  record :  God  is  Love. 

All  the  tender  hopes  that  start 
From  the  fountain  of  the  heart ; 
All  the  quiet  bliss  that  lies 
Li  our  human  sympathies  ;  — 
Tliese  are  voices  from  above. 
Sweetly  whispermg :  God  is  Love. 

296. 

GOD  IS  TRUTH  AND  LOVE. 

8  &  7s  M. 

God  is  love  ;  his  mercy  brightens 
All  the  path  in  which  we  move  ; 

Bhss  he  wakes,  and  woe  he  lightens ; 
God  is  wisdom,  God  is  love. 

204 


HIS    LOVE. 

Chance  and  cliange  are  busy  ever ; 

Man  decays,  and  ages  move  ; 
But  His  mercy  waneth  never ; 

God  is  wisdom,  God  is  love. 

Even  tlie  hour  that  darkest  seemeth 
Will  His  changeless  goodness  prove  ; 

From  the  oloom  His  brio-litness  streameth : 
God  is  wisdom,  God  is  love. 

He  with  earthly  cares  entwineth 
Hope  and  comfort  from  above  ; 

Everywhere  His  glory  shineth  ; 
God  is  wisdom,  God  is  love. 


297. 

GOD  IS  LOVE  AND  LOVE  ALONE. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Lord  and  Father,  great  and  holy  ! 

Fearing  naught,  we  come  to  Thee ; 
Fearing  naught,  though  weak  and  lowly, 

For  Thy  love  has  made  us  free. 
By  the  blue  sky  bending  o'er  us. 

By  the  green  earth's  flowery  zone. 
Teach  us.  Lord,  the  angel  chorus, 

'  Thou  art  Love  and  Love  alone.' 

Though  the  worlds  in  flame  should  perish. 

Suns  and  stars  in  ruin  fall, 
Trust  in  Thee  our  hearts  sliould  cherish. 

Thou  to  us  be  all  in  all. 
And  thougli  Heavens  Thy  Name  are  praising, 

Seraphs  hymn  no  sweeter  tone, 
Than  the  strain  our  hearts  are  raising,  — 

'  Thou  art  Love  and  Love  alone.' 

205 


GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 

298. 

LOVE   SUPREME    IN    GOD. 
L.  M. 

O  Source  divine,  and  Life  of  all, 
The  Fount  of  being's  wondrous  sea  I 
Thy  depth  would  every  heart  appall. 
That  saw  not  Love  supreme  in  Thee. 

We  shrink  before  Thy  vast  abyss, 
Where  worlds  on  worlds  eternal  brood ; 
We  know  Thee  truly  but  in  this. 
That  Thou  bestowest  all  our  good. 

And  so,  'mid  boundless  time  and  space, 
O,  grant  us  still  in  Thee  to  dwell. 
And  through  the  ceaseless  web  to  trace 
Thy  presence  working  all  things  well ! 

Nor  let  Thou  life's  delightful  play 
Thy  truth's  transcendent  vision  hide ; 
Nor  strength,  and  gladness  lead  astray 
From  Thee,  our  nature's  only  guide. 

Bestow  on  every  joyous  thrill 
Thy  deeper  tone  of  reverent  awe  ; 
Make  pure  Thy  children's  erring  will, 
And  teach  their  hearts  to  love  Thy  law ! 

299. 

'the    MANIFOLD    GRACE    OF    GOD.' 
C.   M. 

Thou  Grace  Divine,  encircling  all, 

A  shoreless,  soundless  sea. 
Wherein  at  last  our  souls  must  fall, 

O  liove  of  God  most  free  ! 

206 


HIS    LOVE. 

When  over  dizzy  heights  we  go, 
One  soft  hand  bhnds  our  eyes, 

The  other  leads  us  safe  and  slow,  — 
O  Love  of  God  most  wise  ! 

And  though  we  turn  us  from  Thy  face, 

And  wander  wide  and  long. 
Thou  hold'st  us  still  in  Thine  embrace,  — 

O  Love  of  God  most  strong  ! 

The  saddened  heart,  the  restless  soul. 
The  toil-worn  frame  and  mind, 

Alike  confess  Thy  sweet  control,  — 
O  Love  of  God  most  kind  ! 

But  not  alone  Thy  care  we  claim, 

Our  wayward  steps  to  win  ; 
We  know  Thee  by  a  dearer  name,  — 

O  Love  of  God  within  ! 

And  filled  and  quickened  by  Thy  breath, 
Our  souls  are  stroncr  and  free 

To  rise  o'er  sin  and  fear  and  death, 
O  Love  of  God !  to  Thee. 


300. 

*  THE  EARTH  IS  FULL  OF  THE  GOODNESS  OF  GOD.' 

C.  M. 


Thy  goodness.  Lord,  our  souls  confess, 

That  goodness  we  adore  ; 
A  spring  whose  blessings  never  fail ; 

A  sea  without  a  shore  ! 


207 


GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 

Sun,  moon,  and  stars  Thy  love  declare, 

In  every  golden  ray  ; 
Love  draws  the  curtains  of  the  night, 

And  love  brings  back  the  day. 

Thy  bounty  every  season  crowns, 
With,  all  the  bliss  it  yields  ; 

With  joyfid  clusters  loads  the  vines. 
With  strengthening  grain,  the  fields. 

But  chiefly  Thy  comj)assion,  Lord, 

In  loving  hearts  is  seen ; 
There,  like  a  sun.  Thy  mercy  shines. 

Without  a  cloud  between. 


301. 

THE    BENEFICENCE    OF    GOD. 
L.    M. 

God  of  the  universe,  whose  hand 
Hath  sown  with  suns  the  fields  of  space. 
Round  which,  obeying  Thy  command, 
Unnumbered  worlds  fulfil  their  race  ! 

How  vast  the  region  where  Thy  will 
Existence,  form,  and  order  gives, 
Pleased  the  wide  cup  with  joy  to  fill. 
For  all  that  grows,  and  feels,  and  lives. 

Lord !  while  we  thank  Thee,  let  us  learn 
Beneficence  to  all  below  : 
They  praise  Thee  best  whose  bosoms  burn 
Thy  gifts  on  others  to  bestow. 

208 


[IIS    LOVE. 

302. 

EVERY    GOOD    GIFT    FROM   THE    FATHER. 
L.  M. 

Father,  to  Thy  kind  love  we  owe 
All  that  is  fair  and  o-ood  below ; 
Bestower  of  the  health  that  lies 
On  tearless  cheeks  and  cheerful  eyes ! 

Giver  of  sunshine  and  of  rain  ! 
Ripener  of  fruits  on  hill  and  plain  ! 
Fountain  of  light,  that,  rayed  afar, 
Fills  the  vast  urns  of  sun  and  star  ! 

Who  send' St  Thy  storms  and  fi'osts  to  bind 
The  plagues  that  rise  to  waste  mankind ; 
Then  breathest,  o'er  the  naked  scene, 
Spring  gales,  and  life,  and  tender  green. 

Yet  deem  we  not  that  thus  alone, 
Thy  mercy  and  Thy  love  are  shown ; 
For  we  have  learned,  with  higher  praise, 
And  holier  names,  to  speak  Thy  ways. 

In  woe's  dark  hour,  our  kindest  stay ! 
Sole  trust  when  life  shall  pass  away! 
Teacher  of  hopes  that  light  the  gloom 
Of  death,  and  consecrate  the  tomb  ! 

303. 

HE    SENDETH    SUN    AND    RAIN. 
L.  M. 

Father  of  lights  !  we  sing  Thy  name. 
Who  kindlest  up  the  lamj)  of  day ; 
Wide  as  he  spreads  his  golden  flame. 
His  beams  Thy  power  and  love  display. 

209  N 


GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 

Fountain  of  good !  from  Thee  proceed 
The  copious  drops  of  genial  rain, 
Which  o'er  the  hill  and  throuo;h  the  mead 
Revive  the  grass  and  swell  the  grain. 

O,  may  not  our  forgetful  hearts 
O'erlook  the  tokens  of  Thy  care  ; 
But  what  Thy  liberal  hand  miparts, 
Still  own  in  praise,  still  ask  in  prayer ! 

So  shall  our  suns  more  grateful  shine, 
And  showers  in  sweeter  drops  shall  fall. 
When  all  our  hearts  and  lives  are  Thine, 
And  Thou,  O  God !  enjoyed  m  all. 


304. 

THE    SOURCE    OF    GOOD. 
C.  P.  M. 

Great  Source  of  unexhausted  good. 

Who  giv'st  us  health,  and  friends,  and  food, 

And  peace,  and  calm  content ! 
Like  fragrant  incense,  to  the  skies. 
Let  songs  of  gi'ateful  praise  arise, 

For  all  Thy  blessings  lent. 

Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  day, 
Thy  providence  attends  our  way, 

To  guard  us  and  to  guide  ; 
Thy  grace  directs  our  wandering  will, 
And  warns  us,  lest  seducing  ill 

Allure  our  souls  aside. 

Thy  smiles,  with  a  reviving  light. 
Cheer  the  lono;  darksome  liours  of  nio;ht. 
And  gild  the  thickest  gloom  ; 

210 


HIS    LOVE. 

Thy  watchful  love,  around  our  bed, 
Doth  softly  like  a  curtam  spread. 
And  guard  the  peaceful  room. 

To  Thee  our  lives,  our  all,  we  owe, 
Our  peace  and  sweetest  joys  below, 

And  brightest  hopes  above  ; 
Then  left  our  lives,  and  all  that 's  ours. 
Our  souls,  and  all  our  active  powers. 

Be  sacred  to  Thy  love. 


305. 

'  I    WILL   SING   OF  THY  POWER   AN33  THY  MERCY. 

C.  M. 

Our  Father,  God  !  Thy  gracious  power 

On  every  hand  we  see  ; 
O,  may  the  blessings  of  each  hour 

Lead  all  our  thoughts  to  Thee ! 

If,  on  the  wings  of  morn,  we  speed 

To  earth's  remotest  bound, 
Thy  hand  will  there  our  footsteps  lead. 

Thy  love,  our  path  surromid. 

Thy  power  is  in  the  ocean  deeps, 

And  reaches  to  the  skies ; 
Thine  eye  of  mercy  never  sleeps, 

Thy  goodness  never  dies. 

From  mom  till  noon,  till  latest  eve. 
The  hand  of  heaven  we  see ; 

And  all  the  blessino-s  we  receive 
Proceed,  O  God  !   from  Thee. 
2n 


GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 


In  all  the  varying  scenes  of  time, 
On  Thee  our  hopes  depend ; 

Through  every  age,  in  every  clime, 
Our  Father,  and  our  Friend ! 


306. 

THE  '  CONSTANCY    OF    GOD's   LOVE. 
C.  M. 

Faithful,  O  Lord !  Thy  mercies  are, 

A  rock  that  cannot  move  ; 
A  thousand  promises  declare 

Thy  constancy  of  love. 

Throughout  the  universe  it  reigns 

Unalterably  sure  ; 
And,  while  the  truth  of  God  remains, 

His  goodness  must  endure. 


HIS     PROVIDENCE. 

307. 

'  HIS    TENDER    MERCIES    ARE    OVER    ALL. 
L.  M. 

Our  God  is  good ;  in  every  place 
His  love  is  known,  His  help  is  found ; 
His  mighty  arm  and  tender  grace 
Bring  good  jfrom  ills  that  hem  us  round. 

212 


HIS    PROVIDENCE. 


He  who  dotli  eartli  and  heaven  control, 
Who  spreads  the  cknids  o'er  sea  and  land, 
Whose  presence  fills  the  mighty  Whole, 
In  each  true  heart  is  close  at  hand. 

Those  whom  the  thoughtless  world  forsakes, 
Who  stand  bewildered  with  their  woe, 
He  gently  to  His  bosom  takes 
And  bids  them  all  His  fulness  know. 


What  thouo'h  thou  tread'st  with  bleeding  feet 
A  thorny  path  of  grief  and  gloom  ; 
Thy  God  will  make  that  way  most  meet 
To  lead  thee  heavenward,  lead  thee  home. 


308. 

THE    father's    care. 
C.  M. 

My  God,  my  Father  !  — blissful  name  ! 

O,  may  I  call  Thee  mine? 
May  I  with  sweet  assm'ance  claim 

A  portion  so  divine  ? 

This  only  can  my  fears  control. 

And  bid  my  sorrows  fly  ; 
What  harm  can  ever  reach  my  soul 

Beneath  my  Father's  eye  ? 

Whate'er  Thy  holy  will  denies 

I  calmly  Avould  resign  ; 
For  Thou  art  good,  and  just,  and  wise  ; 

O,  bend  my  will  to  Thine  ! 

213 


GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 


Whate'er  Thy  sacred  will  ordains 
O,  give  me  strength  to  bear ! 

Let  me  but  know  my  Father  reigns, 
I  '11  trust  His  tender  care. 


309. 

THE    HEAVENLY    FATHER. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Yes,  for  me,  for  me  He  careth. 
With  a  Father's  tender  care  ; 

Yes,  with  me,  with  me  He  beareth 
Every  burden,  every  fear. 

Yes,  in  me  abroad  He  sheddeth 
Joys  unearthly,  love  and  light ; 

And,  to  cover  me.  He  spreadeth 
His  love-broodino;  wino;  of  micrht. 

Yes,  in  me,  in  me  He  dwelleth, 
I  in  Him,  and  He  in  me  ; 

And  my  longing  soul  He  filleth. 
Here  and  through  eternity. 


310. 

GOD    A    PRESENT    HELP. 
C.   M. 

God  is  our  refuge  and  our  strength  ; 

When  trouble's  hour  is  near, 
A  very  present  help  is  He ; 

Therefore  we  will  not  fear. 

214 


HIS    PROVIDENCE. 

Although  the  pillars  of  the  earth 

Shall  clean  removed  be, 
The  very  mountains  carried  forth, 

And  cast  into  the  sea ; 

Although  the  waters  rage  and  swell, 
So  that  the  earth  shall  shake ; 

Yea,  and  the  solid  mountain  roots 
Shall  with  the  tempest  quake ; 

There  is  a  river  that  makes  glad 

The  city  of  our  God ; 
The  tabernacle's  holy  place 

Of  the  Most  High's  abode. 

The  Lord  is  in  the  midst  of  her. 
Removed  she  shall  not  be  ; 

Because  the  Lord  our  God  Himself 
Shall  help  her  speedily. 

The  Lord  our  strength  and  refuge  is  ; 

When  trouble's  hour  is  near, 
A  very  present  help  is  He ; 

Therefore  we  will  not  fear. 


311. 

GOD    OUR    REFUGE. 
P.   M. 

God  is  our  Kefuge  and  Defence, 
Our  shield  His  dread  Omnipotence; 
Earth  may  beneath  us  shrink. 
The  ancient  momitains  hoar 
Down   in  the  deep  tide  sink  ;  — 
Let  the  wild  deluo-e  roar  ! 
God  is  our  liefuge  and  Defence  I 

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GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 

God  is  our  Kefiige  and  our  Shield  ; 
What  then  can  make  us  fear  or  yield  ? 

Wars  at  His  bidding  cease, 

He  breaks  the  sword  and  spear, 

He  reigns  in  truth  and  peace  ; 

Let  every  heart  revere 
Our  God,  our  Strength,  our  Help  and  Shield ! 


312. 

'the  lord  is  thy  keeper.' 

7  &  6s  M. 

See  the  Lord,  thy  Keeper,  stand 

Omnipotently  near ; 
Lo,  He  holds  thee  by  the  hand 

And  banishes  thy  fear  ; 
Shadows  with  His  wings  thy  head, 
Guards  from  all  impending  harms  ; 
Round  thee  and  beneath  are  spread 

The  everlastino;  arms. 


God  shall  bless  thy  going  out. 
Shall  bless  thy  coming  in. 

Kindly  compass  thee  about 
And  save  thee  from  thy  sin. 

He  is  still  thy  sure  defence. 

Thou  His  constant  care  shall  prove ; 

Kept  by  watchful  Providence 
And  ever-waking;  Love. 


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HIS    PROVIDENCE. 

313. 

THE    MYSTERIES    OF    GOD's    PROVIDENCE. 
C.  M. 

God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way, 

His  wonders  to  perform  ; 
He  plants  His  footsteps  in  the  sea, 

And  rides  upon  the  storm. 

Deep  in  mifathomable  mines 

Of  never-faihno;  skill, 
He  treasures  up  His  vast  designs. 

And  works  His  sovereign  will. 

Ye  fearful  saints,  fresh  courage  take ; 

The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread 
Are  fi'aught  with  mercy,  and  will  break 

In  blessings  on  your  head. 

Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sense. 
But  trust  Him  for  His  grace  ; 

Behind  a  frowning  providence 
He  hides  a  smilmn  face. 


o 


His  purposes  will  ripen  fast. 
Unfolding  every  hour ; 

The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste, 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flower. 

Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  eiT, 
And  scan  His  work  in  vain ; 

God  is  His  own  intei-preter, 
And  He  wiU  make  it  plain. 

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GOD    IN    HIMSELF. 

314. 

FAITH    IN    god's    PKOA^DENCE. 
L.  M. 

Lord,  we  adore  Thy  vast  designs, 
The  obscure  abyss  of  providence, 
Too  deep  to  sound  with  mortal  lines, 
Too  dark  to  pierce  with  mortal  sense. 

Through  seas  and  storms  of  deep  distress 
We  sail  by  faith,  and  not  by  sight ; 
Faith  guides  us  in  the  wilderness 
Throuoii  all  the  terrors  of  the  night. 

Dear  Father,  in  the  way  we  've  trod. 
Our  eyes  Thy  leading  hand  can  view ; 
Still  will  we  lean  upon  our  God, 
His  arm  shall  bear  us  safely  through. 

315. 

god's  hand  in  all. 

L.  M. 

Through  all  the  various  shiftino;  scene 
Of  life's  mistaken  ill  or  good. 
Thy  hand,  O  God  !  conducts,  imseen, 
The  beautiful  vicissitude. 

All  things  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven, 
On  Thine  eternal  will  depend  ; 
And  all  for  greater  good  were  given. 
Would  man  pursue  the  appointed  end. 

Be  this  my  care  !  —  to  all  beside 
Indifferent  let  my  wishes  be  ; 
Passion  be  calm,  and  dumb  be  pride. 
And  fixed  my  soul,  great  God !  on  Thee. 

218 


II.    GOD    IN    NATURE. 


316. 

'  THE    HEAVENS    DECLARE    THE    GLORY    OF    GOD.' 

C.   M. 

Father,  how  wide  Thy  glory  shines, 

How  high  Thy  wonders  rise  ! 
Known  through  the  earth  by  thousand  signs, 

By  thousands  tlnrough  the  skies. 

Those  mighty  orbs  proclaim  Thy  power, 
Their  motions  speak  Thy  will ; 

And,  on  the  wings  of  every  hour, 
We  read  Thy  patience  still. 

O,  may  I  bear  some  humble  part 

In  the  immortal  sons- 
Wonder  and  joy  shall  tmie  my  heart, 

And  love  command  my  tongue. 

317. 

the  earth  full  of  god. 

C.  M. 

God,  in  the  high  and  holy  place. 

Looks  down  upon  the  spheres  ; 
Yet  in  His  providence  and  grace 

To  every  eye  appears. 

219 


GOD    IN    NATURE. 

He  bows  the  heavens  ;  the  mountains  stand, 

A  highway  for  our  God : 
He  walks  amidst  the  desert-land; 

'Tis  Eden  where  He  trod. 

The  forests  m  His  strength  rejoice  ; 

Hark  !  on  the  evening  breeze, 
As  once  of  old,  the  Lord  God's  voice 

Is  heard  amono;  the  trees. 

In  every  stream  His  bounty  flows, 

Diffusing  joy  and  wealth  ; 
In  every  breeze  His  spirit  blows,  — 

The  breath  of  life  and  health. 

His  blessings  fall  in  plenteous  showers 

Upon  the  lap  of  earth. 
That  teems  with  foliage,  fruits,  and  flowers. 

And  rings  with  infant  mirth. 

If  God  hath  made  this  world  so  fair, 

Where  sin  and  death  abound. 
How  beautiful  beyond  compare 

Will  Paradise  be  found ! 


318. 

god's  presence  in  nature. 

L.   M. 

Thou  art,  O  God !  the  life  and  hght 
Of  all  this  wondi'ous  world  we  see ; 
Its  glow  by  day,  its  smile  by  night, 
Are  but  reflections  cauo;ht  from  Thee : 
Where'er  we  turn.  Thy  glories  shine. 
And  all  things  fair  and  bright  are  Thine. 

220 


GOD    IN    NATURE. 

When  day,  with  farewell  beam,  delays 
Among  the  o])ening  clouds  of  even, 
And  we  can  almost  tliink  we  gaze 
Throuixh  o-olden  vistas  into  heaven. 
Those  hues  that  make  the  sun's  decline 
So  soft,  so  radiant,  Lord,  are  Thine. 

Wlien  youthful  spring  around  us  breathes. 
Thy  spirit  warms  her  fragrant  sigh ; 
And  every  flower  the  summer  wreathes 
Is  born  beneath  Thy  kindling  eye : 
Where'er  we  turn.  Thy  glories  shine, 
And  all  thino;s  fair  and  bright  are  Thine. 


319. 

GOD    IN    ALL. 
L.  M. 

There  's  nothing  bright,  above,  below. 
From  flowers  that  bloom  to  stars  that  glow, 
But  in  its  light  my  soul  can  see 
Some  featui'e  of  the  Deity. 

There  's  nothing  dark,  below,  above, 
But  in  its  gloom  I  trace  Thy  love. 
And  meekly  wait  the  moment  when 
Thy  touch  shall  make  all  bright  again. 

The  heavens,  the  earth,  where'er  I  look. 
Shall  be  one  pure  and  shining  book, 
Where  I  may  read,  in  words  of  flame, 
The  glories  of  Thy  wondrous  name. 


221 


GOD    IN    NATURE. 

320. 

THE   ALMIGHTY    LOVE. 
L.  M. 

In  darker  days,  and  niglits  of  storm, 
Men  laiew  Thee  but  to  fear  Thy  form. 
And  in  the  reddest  ho^htnino-s  saw 
Thnie  arm  avenge  insulted  law. 

In  brighter  days  we  read  Thy  love 
In  flowers  beneath,  in  stars  above  ; 
And,  in  the  track  of  every  storm. 
Behold  Thy  beauty's  rainbow  form. 

Even  in  the  reddest  lightning's  path 
We  see  no  vestiges  of  wTath, 
But  always  Wisdom,  —  perfect  Love, 
From  flowers  below  to  stars  above. 

See,  fi'om  on  liigh  sweet  influence  rains 
On  palace,  cottage,  mountains,  plains ; 
No  hour  of  wrath  shall  mortals  fear, 
For  the  Almighty  Love  is  here. 

321. 

nature's  worship. 
C.  M. 

The  ocean  looketh  up  to  heaven, 

As  't  were  a  livmg  thing ; 
The  homage  of  its  waves  is  given, 

In  ceaseless  worshipping. 

They  kneel  upon  the  sloping  sand 
As  bends  the  human  knee  ; 

A  beautiful  and  tireless  band. 
The  priesthood  of  the  sea. 

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GOD    IN    NATURE. 

The  mists  arc  lifted  from  the  rills, 
Like  the  white  wing  of  prayer ; 

They  kiieel  above  the  ancient  hills, 
As  doing  homage  there. 

The  forest-tops  are  lowly  cast 
O'er  breezy  hill  and  glen. 

As  if  a  prayerful  spirit  passed 
On  nature  as  on  men. 

The  sky  is  as  a  temple's  arch ; 

The  blue  and  w^avy  air 
Is  glorious  w^itli  the  spirit  march 

Of  messengers  at  prayer. 


322. 

*  CONSIDER   THE    LILIES.' 

7s  M. 

Lo,  the  lilies  of  the  field ! 
How  their  leaves  instruction  yield  I 
Hark  to  nature's  lesson  given 
By  the  blessed  birds  of  heaven  ! 
Every  bush  and  tufted  tree 
Warbles  trust  and  piety  :  — 
Mortals,  banish  doubt  and  sorrow, 
God  provideth  for  the  morrow\ 

One  there  lives,  whose  guardian  eye 
Guides  our  earthly  destiny ; 
One  there  lives,  who.  Lord  of  all, 
Keeps  His  children  lest  they  fall : 
Pass  w^e,  then,  in  love  and  praise, 
Tiaisting  Him  through  all  om'  days, 
Free  from  doubt  and  faithless  sorrow, 
God  provideth  for  the  morrow. 

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GOD  IN  NATURE. 

323. 

THE  HYMN  OF  NATURE. 

^  CM. 

The  heavenly  spheres  to  Thee,  O  God ! 

Attune  their  evenino;  hvmn  : 
All-wise,  all-holy,  Thou  art  praised 

In  song  of  seraphim. 
Unnumbered  systems,  suns,  and  worlds, 

Unite  to  worship  Thee, 
While  Thy  majestic  greatness  fills 

Space,  time,  eternity. 

Nature,  a  temple  worthy  Thee, 

Beams  with  Thy  light  and  love  ; 
Whose  flowers  so  sweetly  bloom  below. 

Whose  stars  rejoice  above  ; 
Whose  altars  are  the  mountain-chffs 

That  rise  along  the  shore  ; 
Whose  anthems,  the  sublime  accord 

Of  storm  and  ocean-roar. 


Her  song  of  gratitude  is  sung 

By  Spring's  awakening  hours  ; 
Her  Summer  offers  at  Thy  shrine 

Its  earliest,  loveliest  flowers  ; 
Her  Autumn  brings  its  golden  j&rdts, 

In  glorious  luxury  given  ; 
While  Winter's  silver  heights  reflect 

Thy  brightness  back  to  heaven. 


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GOD   IN    NATURE. 


324. 

'  THE    HEAVENS    DECLARE    THE    GLORY    OF    GOD.' 

L.  M. 

Not  only  dotli  the  volceful  day 
Thy  loving-kindness,  Lord,  proclaim, 
But  night  with  its  sublime  array 
Of  worlds,  doth  magnify  Thy  name. 
Yea,  while  adoring  seraphim 
Before  Thee  bend  the  willins:  knee, 
From  every  star  a  choral  hymn 
Goes  up  unceasingly  to  Thee. 

Day  unto  day  doth  utter  speech, 

And  night  to  night  Thy  voice  makes  known ; 

Through  all  the  earth  wliere  thought  may  reach, 

Is  heard  the  glad  and  solemn  tone  ; 

And  worlds,  beyond  the  farthest  star 

Whose  light  hath  reached  a  human  eye, 

Catch  the  high  anthem  from  afar, 

That  rolls  along:  immensitv. 

325. 

THE   TWO    SCRIPTURES. 
C.  M. 

There  is  a  book,  who  runs  may  read, 
Which  heavenly  truth  imparts  ; 

And  all  the  lore  its  scholars  need. 
Pure  eyes  and  loving  hearts. 

The  works  of  God,  above,  below. 

Within  us,  and  around. 
Are  pages  in  that  book,  to  show 

How  God  himself  is  found. 

10*  2-25  o 


GOD    IN    NATURE. 

The  glorious  sky,  embracing  all, 

Is  like  the  Father's  love  ; 
Wherewith  encompassed,  great  and  small 

In  peace  and  order  move. 

The  dew  of  heaven  is  like  His  grace ; 

It  steals  in  silence  down  ; 
But  where  it  lights,  the  favored  place 

By  richest  fruits  is  known. 

Two  worlds  are  ours ;  't  is  only  sin 

Forbids  us  to  descry 
The  mystic  heaven  and  earth  within, 

Plain  as  the  earth  and  sky. 

Thou,  who  hast  given  me  eyes  to  see 

And  love  this  sight  so  fair, 
Give  me  a  heart  to  find  out  Thee, 

And  read  Thee  everywhere  ! 

326. 

THE   W^ORD    IN    NATURE. 
lOs  M. 

In  holy  books  we  read  how  God  hath  spoken 
To  holy  men  in  many  different  ways  ; 
But  hath  the  present  worked  no  sign  nor  token  ? 
Is  God  quite  silent  in  these  latter  days  ? 

The  word  were  but  a  blank,  a  hollow  sound. 
If  He  that  spake  it  were  not  speaking  still. 
If  all  the  hght  and  all  the  shade  around 
Were  aught  but  issues  of  Almighty  Will. 

So  then,  believe  that  every  bird  that  sings. 
And  every  flower  that  stars  the  elastic  sod. 
And  every  thought  the  happy  summer  brings. 
To  the  pure  spirit  is  a  word  of  God. 

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GOD    IN    NATURE. 

327. 

THE   VOICE    OF    GOD    IN    NATURE. 

7s  M. 

In  each  breeze  that  wanders  free, 
In  each  flower  that  gems  the  sod, 
Living  souls  may  hear  and  see 
Freshly  uttered  words  fi-om  God. 

Had  we  but  a  searching  mind 
Seeking  good  where'er  it  springs, 
We  should  then  true  wisdom  find 
Hidden  in  familiar  things. 

God  is  present  and  doth  shine 
Through  each  scene  beneath  the  sky, 
Kindlino^  with  a  lio-ht  divine 
Every  form  that  meets  the  eye. 

If  the  mmd  would  Nature  see 
Let  her  cherish  Vutue  more  ; 
Goodness  bears  the  golden  key 
That  unlocks  her  temple  door. 

328. 

'  THE    VOICE    OF    GOD   IN   THE    GARDEN.' 
L.  M. 

Hath  not  thy  heart  within  thee  burned 
At  evening's  calm  and  holy  hour. 
As  if  its  inmost  depths  discerned 
The  presence  of  a  loftier  power  ? 

Hast  Tliou  not  heard  'mid  forest  glades, 
While  ancient  rivers  mm-mured  by, 
A  voice  from  forth  the  eternal  shades. 
That  spake  a  present  Deity  ? 

227 


GOD    IN    NATURE. 

It  was  the  voice  of  God  that  spake 
In  silence  to  Thy  silent  heart ; 
And  bade  each  worthier  thought  awake, 
And  every  dream  of  earth  depart. 

Voice  of  our  God,  O,  yet  be  near! 

In  low,  sweet  accents,  whisper  peace ; 

Du-ect  us  on  our  pathway  here, 

Then  bid  in  heaven  our  wanderings  cease  ! 

329. 

THE   TWO    TEMPLES. 
L.  M. 

When  up  to  nightly  skies  we  gaze. 
Where  stars  pursue  their  endless  ways, 
We  think  we  see,  from  earth's  low  clod, 
The  wide  and  shining  home  of  God. 

But  could  we  rise  to  moon  or  sun. 
Or  path  where. planets  duly  run. 
Still  heaven  would  spread  above  us  far. 
And  earth,  remote,  would  seem  a  star. 

This  earth,  with  all  its  dust  and  tears, 
Is  His,  no  less  than  yonder  spheres  ; 
And  rain-drops  weak,  and  grains  of  sand. 
Are  stamped  by  His  immediate  hand. 

But  more  than  this,  Thou  God  benign. 
Whose  rays  on  us  unclouded  shine ; 
Thy  breath  sustains  yon  fiery  dome. 
But  man  is  most  Thy  favored  home. 

We  view  those  halls  of  painted  air. 
And  own  Thy  presence  makes  them  fair ; 
But  dearer  still  to  Thee,  O  Lord  ! 
Is  he  whose  thoughts  with  Thine  accord. 

228 


GOD  IN  NATURE. 


330. 

'  GOD,  THROUGH  ALL  AND  IN  YOU  ALL.' 
L.  M. 

God  of  the  earth,  the  sky,  the  sea ! 
Maker  of  all  above,  below  ! 
Creation  Hves  and  moves  in  Thee, 
Thy  present  life  through  all  doth  flow. 

Thee  in  the  lonely  woods  we  meet. 
On  the  bare  hills  or  cultm'ed  plains, 
In  eveiy  flower  beneath  our  feet. 
And  even  the  still  rock's  mossy  stains. 

Thy  love  is  in  the  sunsliine's  glow, 

Thy  hfe  is  in  the  quickening  air  ; 

When  hghtnings  flash  and  stonn-winds  blow, 

There  is  Thy  power ;  Thy  law  is  there. 

We  feel  Thy  calm  at  evening's  houi', 
Thy  grandeur  in  the  march  of  night ; 
And,  when  the  morning  breaks  in  power, 
We  hear  Thy  word.  Let  there  be  light ! 

But  higher  far,  and  far  more  clear. 
Thee  in  man's  spirit  we  behold ; 
Thine  image  and  Thyself  are  there,  — 
The  Indwellmg  God,  proclaimed  of  old. 


338 


III.    GOD   IN   THE   HUMAN  SOUL. 


THE    SPIRIT    IN    MAN. 

331. 

'in  the  image  of  god.' 

10s  M. 

O,  WHAT  is  man,  great  Maker  of  mankind ! 
That  Thou  to  him  such  great  respect  dost  bear, 
That  Thou  adorn 'st  him  with  so  bright  a  mind, 
Mak'st  him  a  king,  and  even  an  angel's  peer ! 

O,  what  a  lively  life,  what  heavenly  power, 
What  spreading  virtue,  what  a  sparklmg  fire  ! 
How  great,  how  plentiful,  how  rich  a  dower 
Dost  Thou  within  this  dying  flesh  inspire  ! 

Thou  leav'st  Thy  print  in  other  works  of  Thine, 
But  Thy  whole  image  Thou  in  man  hast  Avrit ; 
There  cannot  be  a  creature  more  divine, 
Except,  like  Thee,  he  should  be  infinite. 

Nor  hast  Thou  given  these  blessings  for  a  day. 
Nor  made  them  on  the  body's  life  depend: 
The  soul,  though  made  in  time,  survives  for  aye ; 
And  though  it  hath  beginning,  sees  no  end. 

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THE   SPIRIT   IN    MAN. 

332. 

THE    SOUL,    god's    TEMPLE. 
L.  M. 

In  every  human  mind  we  see 

A  temple  made  for  Deity, 

And  riohteous  thouo;hts  and  acts  declare 

His  holy  spirit's  presence  there. 

The  Living  God  whom  Moses  saw, 
Whose  mind  revealed  the  ancient  law, 
Within  the  reason  and  the  will 
Makes  known  His  tiTith  and  goodness  still. 

In  every  age  the  hallowed  light 

Of  revelation  gilds  the  night ; 

Our  creeds,  like  meteors,  rise  and  fall ; 

Faith,  Hope,  and  Love  survive  them  all. 

333. 

'  BY    HIS    SPIRIT    WHICH    DWELLETH    IN    US.' 
7  s  M. 

Spirit  of  the  Living  God, 
Shed  in  human  hearts  abroad ! 
Sent  from  Him  we  know  Thou  art. 
We  have  found  Thee  in  our  heart. 

Tliou  tlie  Fatlier  dost  declare, 
Tell'st  us  we  His  children  are  ; 
Ours  His  nature  and  His  name, 
Thou  art  ours,  ^vith  Him  the  same. 

Spirit  of  the  Lord  most  High  ! 
Thou  art  in  our  spirits  nigh, 
Thou  dost  lift  our  hearts  in  prayer. 
Thou  dost  speak  the  answer  there. 

231 


GOD   IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

334. 

'  PARTAKERS    OF    THE    DIVINE   NATURE.' 
7s  M. 

Thou,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow, 
Perfecting  Thy  sons  below, 
Hear  us,  who  Thy  nature  share ; 
Hear  us,  who  Thy  cliildren  are  ! 

Mystically  one  with  Thee, 
Image  of  the  Deity, 
Thee  let  all  our  nature  own, 
Joined  to  God,  in  spirit  one. 

Still,  O  God  !  since  Thine  we  are, 
■    Still  to  us  Thy  will  declare ; 
Thy  reveahng  spirit  give. 
Let  us  hear  Thy  word  and  Kve. 

335. 

THE   INSPIRING    GOD. 
11   &  lOs  M. 

Infinite  Spirit,  who  art  round  us  ever, 
In  whom  we  float  as  motes  in  summer  sky. 
May  neither  life  nor  death  the  sweet  bond  sever 
Which  joins  us  to  our  unseen  Friend  on  high ! 

Unseen,  yet  not  unfelt ;  if  any  thought. 
Has  raised  our  minds  from  earth  in  pure  desire, 
Or  glorious  act,  or  noble  purpose  brought, 
It  is  Thy  breath,  O  God  !  which  fans  the  fire. 

232 


CALLS  OF  thp:  spiuit. 


CALLS    OF    THE    SPIRIT. 

336. 

'  THE    SPIRIT  OF  GOD  MOVED  UPON  THE  WATERS.' 

L.   M. 

Like  morning,  when  her  early  breeze 
Breaks  up  the  surface  of  the  seas, 
That,  in  their  furrows,  dark  with  night, 
Her  hand  may  sow  the  seeds  of  Hght ; 

Thy  grace  can  send  its  breathings  o'er 
The  spmt,  dark  and  lost  before ; 
And  freshening  all  its  depths,  prepare 
For  tinith  divme  to  enter  there. 

Till  David  touched  his  sacred  lyre. 
In  silence  lay  the  unbreathing  wire. 
But  when  he  swept  its  chords  along. 
E'en  angels  stooped  to  hear  the  song. 

So  sleeps  the  soul,  till  Thou,  O  Lord  ! 
Shalt  deign  to  touch  its  lifeless  chord  ; 
Then,  waked  by  Thee,  its  breath  shall  rise 
In  music  worthy  of  the  skies. 

337. 

THE    CALL. 
C.  M. 

O,  NOT  alone  with  outward  sign 
Of  fear,  or  voice  fi'om  heaven, 

The  message  of  a  truth  divine, 
The  call  of  God,  is  given  ; 

233 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Awakening  in  the  human  heart 
Love  for  the  True  and  Right, 

Zeal  for  the  spirit's  better  part, 
Strength  for  the  moral  fight. 

Though  heralded  by  naught  of  fear, 

Or  outward  sign,  or  show ; 
Though  only  to  the  inward  ear 

It  whisper  soft  and  low ; 
Though  dropping  as  the  sunbeams  fall, 

Unseen,  yet  from  above. 
Holy  and  gentle,  heed  the  call,  — 

The  Father's  call  of  Love. 


338. 

'  THE    SPIRIT    SAITH,    COME  !  ' 

S.   M. 

The  Spirit  in  our  hearts 
Is  ever  whispering,  Come  ! 
And  still  the  Church  of  God  proclaims 
To  aU  His  children,  Come  ! 

Let  him  that  heareth  say 
To  all  about  him.  Come  ! 
Let  him  that  thirsts  for  righteousness. 
To  God,  the  fountain,  come  ! 

Yes,  whosoever  will, 
O,  let  him  freely  come. 
And  freely  drink  the  stream  of  life  ! 
The  Spirit  bids  him  come. 

The  Spirit,  who  invites. 
Declares,  '  I  quickly  come  ! ' 
Lord,  even  so  !  I  wait  Thine  hour ; 
O  holy  Spirit,  come ! 

234 


CALLS    OF    THE    SPIRIT. 

339. 

'  IT    IS    GOD   WHO    WORKETH    IN    YOU.' 
7s  M. 

Human  soul,  to  whom  are  given 
Holy  hmigerings  after  heaven, 
Faithful  to  the  end  endui'e  ; 
Make  thy  heavenly  calling  sure. 

God,  to  keep  thee  safe  from  harms. 
Spreads  His  everlasting  arms, 
Feeds  with  secret  strength  divine. 
Waits  to  whisper.  Thou  art  mine. 

Gently  will  he  lead  the  weak  ; 
Biniised  reeds  he  ne'er  will  break  ; 
He  will  bless  thee  with  His  peace. 
Fill  with  all  His  righteousness. 

340. 

COME    HOME  ! 
78  M. 

Soul  !  celestial  in  thy  birth, 
Dwelling  vet  in  lowest  earth, 
Panting,  shrinldng  to  be  free, 
Hear  God's  spmt  whisper  thee. 

Thus  it  saith,  in  accents  mild : 
'  Weaiy  wanderer,  wayward  child, 
From  thy  Father's  earnest  love 
Still  forever  wilt  thou  rove  ? 

335 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

'  Turn  to  hope,  and  peace,  and  light, 
Freed  from  sin,  and  earth,  and  night ; 
I  have  called,  entreated  thee. 
In  my  mercies  gentle,  free. 

'  Human  soul,  in  love  divine 
I  have  sought  to  make  thee  mine ; 
Still  for  thee  good  angels  yearn  ; 
Human  soul,  return,  return  ! ' 


341. 

BORN    OF   THE    SPIRIT. 

S.   M. 

Thou  must  be  born  again  ! 
But  not  the  birth  of  clay  ; 
The  immortal  seed  must  thence  obtain 
Deliverance  into  day. 

Thou,  in  thy  inmost  mind, 
Must  own  God's  sweet  control ; 
And  His  regenerating  wind 
Must  quicken  all  thy  soul. 

Thou  art  of  heavenly  race. 
No  brother  to  the  clod ; 
O  feel,  within.  His  truth  and  grace, 
A  conscious  child  of  God  ! 

The  mortal's  bu'th  is  past ; 
The  immortal's  birth  must  be ; 
Seek  well  and  thou  shalt  find  at  last 
That  blest  nativity. 

236 


CALLS    OF   THE    SriRIT. 

342. 

CALLS    OF    THE    SPIRIT. 

8,  7  &  48  M. 

Brothers,  will  you  slight  the  message 
Sent  in  mercy  from  above  ? 

Every  sentence,  O  how  tender, 
Every  line  how  frill  of  love  ! 

Heavenly  accents 
Full  of  strength  and  peace  and  love  ! 

Tempted  souls,  they  bring  you  succor ; 

Fearfril  hearts,  they  quell  your  fears ; 
And  with  deepest  consolation 

Chase  away  the  falling  tears  ; 
Tender  heralds. 

Blest  is  he  their  word  who  hears ! 

Holy  angels,  hovering  round  us  ! 

Waiting  spirits !  Speed  your  way, 
Hasten  to  the  court  of  heaven. 

Tidings  bear  without  delay. 
That  our  spirits 

Glad  the  message  will  obey. 

343. 

'  HE   THAT    HATH    EARS    LET    HIM    HEAR.' 
C.  M. 

Fair  are  the  feet  that  bring  the  news 

Of  gladness  unto  me  ; 
How  many  messengers  God  hath, 

If  we  had  eyes  to  see  ! 

237 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Thine  angels  speak ;  but  still  we  must 

Tlie  hearing  ear  bestow  : 
They  smite  the  rock ;  but  our  own  lips 

Must  stoop  to  drink  the  flow. 

Lo,  all  things  are  Thme  angels,  Lord, 
That  brmg  my  God  to  me  : 

0  for  the  ear  to  hear  their  word ! 
O  for  the  eye  to  see  ! 


WANDERING    AND    RETURN 

344. 

THE   PRODIGAL. 

7s  M. 

Brother,  hast  thou  wandered  far 
From  thy  Father's  happy  home. 
With  thyself  and  God  at  war  ? 
Turn  thee,  brother,  homeward  come  ! 

Hast  thou  wasted  all  the  powers 

God  for  noble  uses  gave  ? 
Squandered  life's  most  golden  hours  ? 
Turn  thee,  brother,  God  can  save  ! 

Is  a  mighty  famine  now 

In  thy  heart  and  in  thy  soul  ? 

Discontent  upon  thy  brow  ? 

Turn  thee,  God  mil  make  thee  whole  ! 

He  can  heal  thy  bitterest  wound, 
He  thy  gentlest  prayer  can  hear ; 
Seek  Him,  for  He  may  be  fomid ; 
Call  upon  Hun  ;  He  is  near. 

238 


WANDERING    AND    RETURN. 

345. 

'FATHER,    I    HAVE    SINNED.' 
7s  M. 

Love  for  all !  and  can  it  be  ? 
Can  I  hope  it  is  for  me  ? 
I,  who  strayed  so  long  ago, 
Strayed  so  far,  and  fell  so  low  ! 

I,  the  disobedient  child, 
Wayward,  passionate,  and  wild  ; 
I,  who  left  my  Father's  home 
In  forbidden  ways  to  roam  ! 

I,  who  spurned  His  loving  hold, 
I,  who  would  not  be  controlled ; 
I,  who  would  not  hear  His  call, 
I,  the  wiliul  prodigal ! 

I,  who  wasted  and  misspent 
Every  talent  He  had  lent ; 
I,  who  sinned  again,  again, 
Giving  every  passion  rein  ! 

To  my  Father  can  I  go  ?  — 
At  His  feet  myself  I  '11  throw. 
In  His  house  there  yet  may  be 
Place,  a  servant's  place,  for  me. 

See,  my  Father  waiting  stands ; 
See,  He  reaches  out  His  hands ; 
God  is  love !  I  know,  I  see 
There  is  love  for  me  —  even  me  ! 

239 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 


346. 

THE   PENITENT    SON. 
C.  M. 

O,  RICHLY,  Father,  have  I  been 

Blest  evermore  by  Thee  ! 
And  mornmg,  noon,  and  night  Thou  hast 

Preserved  me  tenderly. 

And  yet  the  love  which  Thou  shouldst  claim 

To  idols  I  have  given ; 
Too  oft  have  bound  to  earth  the  hopes 

That  know  no  home  but  heaven. 

Unworthy  to  be  called  Thy  son, 

I  come  with  shame  to  Thee, 
Father !  —  O,  more  than  Father,  Thou 

Hast  always  been  to  me  ! 

Help  me  to  break  the  heavy  chains 
The  world  has  round  me  thrown, 

And  know  the  glorious  liberty 
Of  an  obedient  son. 

That  I  may  henceforth  heed  whate'er 

Thy  voice  within  me  saith. 
Fix  deeply  in  my  heart  of  hearts 

A  principle  of  faith,  — 

Faith  that,  like  armor  to  my  soul, 

Shall  keep  all  evil  out. 
More  mighty  than  an  angel  host, 

Encamping  round  about. 


240 


WANDERING    AND    llETURN. 

347. 

THE    PENITENT. 

7  &  6s  M.  p. 

0  MY  God,  my  Father !  hear, 
And  help  me  to  beUeve  ; 

Weak  and  weary  I  draw  near. 
Thy  child,  O  God !  receive. 

1  so  oft  have  gone  astray ; 
To  the  perfect  Quide  I  flee ; 
Thou  wilt  turn  me  not  away, 

Thy  love  is  pledged  to  me. 

I  no  other  claim  can  bring 

But  that  I  need  Thine  aid ; 
Simply  to  Thy  love  I  chng. 

On  that  my  hope  is  stayed. 
Thou  canst  save  me,  and  Thou  wilt ; 
From  my  bondage  set  me  free. 
Cleanse  me  from  sin's  power  and  guilt ; 

Thy  strength  is  pledged  to  me  ! 

348. 

THE   BROKEN    SHIELD. 
lOs  M. 

O,  SEND  me  not  away !  for  I  would  dnnk, 
Even  I,  the  weakest,  at  the  fount  of  life ; 
Chide  not  my  steps,  that  ventui'e  near  the  brink, 
Weary  and  tainting  from  the  deadly  strife. 

Went  I  not  forth  undaunted  and  alone. 
Strong  in  the  majesty  of  human  might? 
Lo !  I  return,  all  wounded  and  forlorn. 
My  di'eam  of  glory  lost  in  shades  of  night. 

11  341 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Was  I  not  giixled  for  the  battle-field  ? 
Bore  I  not  helm  of  pride  and  ghttering  sword  ? 
Behold  the  fragments  of  my  broken  sliield, 
And  lend  to  me  Thy  heavenly  armor,  Lord ! 

349. 

'I    WILL    GO    UNTO    MY    FATHER.' 
L.  M.  p. 

Just  as  I  am,  —  without  one  plea 
But  that  Thy  love  is  seeking  me. 
And  that  Thou  bid'st  me  come  to  Thee,  — 
O  loving  God !  I  come. 

Just  as  I  am,  —  and  waiting  not 
To  rid  my  soul  of  one  dark  blot, 
To  Thee  whose  love  can  cleanse  each  spot,  — 
O  loving  God  I  I  come. 

Just  as  I  am,  —  though  tossed  about 
With  many  a  conflict,  many  a  doubt. 
Fightings  within,  and  fears  without,  — 
O  loving  God  !   I  come. 

Just  as  I  am ;  —  Thou  wilt  receive 
Wilt  welcome,  pardon,  heal,  relieve, 
Because  Thy  promise  I  believe,  — 
O  loving  God !  I  come. 

350. 

*  O    GOD,    THOU    LOVER    OF    SOULS.' 

7s  M. 

O  Thou  Lover  of  my  soul ! 
Let  me  to  Thy  bosom  fly. 
While  the  nearer  waters  roll. 
While  the  tempest  still  is  high. 

242 


WANDERING    AN  J)    UETURN. 

Hide  me,  ( )  my  Father  I  hide, 
Till  the  stxjrms  of  life  be  past : 
Safe  into  the  haven  guide, 
O,  receive  my  soul  at  last ! 

Other  refuge  have  I  none, 
Helpless  hangs  my  soul  on  Thee, 
Leave,  O,  leave  me  not  alone. 
Still  support  and  comfort  me. 
All  my  trust  on  Thee  is  stayed. 
All  my  help  from  Thee  I  bring. 
Cover  my  defenceless  head 
With  the  shadow  of  Thy  v^ing. 

Thou,  O  God!  art  all  I  want ; 
More  than  all  in  Thee  I  find ; 
Raise  the  fallen,  cheer  the  faint. 
Heal  the  sick,  and  lead  the  blind ; 
Thou  of  life  the  Fountain  art. 
Freely  let  me  take  of  Thee  ; 
Spring  Thou  up  within  my  heart. 
Rise  to  all  eternity ! 


351. 

REFUGE    IN    GOD. 
7  &  6s  M.  p. 

To  the  haven  of  Thy  breast, 
O  God  of  love!  I  fly; 

Be  my  refuge  and  my  rest, 
For  O,  the  storm  is  high ! 

Save  me  from  the  huious  blast. 

Covert  fi'om  the  tempest  be  ; 

Hide  me,  Fatlfer,  till  o'erpast 
'I'he  storm  of  sin  I  see. 

•243 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Welcome  as  the  water-spring 

To  dry  and  barren  place, 
O,  descend  on  me,  and  bring 

Thy  sweet,  refreshing  grace  ! 
O'er  a  parched  and  weary  land 
As  a  rock  extends  its  shade. 
Hide  me,  Father,  with  Thy  hand, 
And  screen  my  naked  head. 

In  the  time  of  my  distress 
Thou  hast  my  succor  been, 

In  mine  hour  of  helplessness 
Restraining  me  from  sin. 

O,  how  swiftly  didst  Thou  move, 

Sav'dst  me  in  the  trying  hour ! 

Still  protect  me  with  Thy  love. 
And  shield  me  with  Thy  power. 


INWARD     STRUGGLE. 

352. 

MY    GOD,    REMEMBER    ME. 
C.  M. 

O,  FROM  these  visions  dark  and  drear. 
Kind  Father,  set  me  free  ! 

I  struggle  yet  with  darkness  here,  — 
My  God,  remember  me  ! 

Refresh  my  drooping  soul  with  grace 

And  quickening  energy ; 
Still  running,  toiling  in  the  race,  — 

My  God,  remember  me  ! 

244 


INWAJII)    STRlICiGLE. 

Some  cheering  ray  of  hope  impart, 
Sweet  influence  from  Thee  ; 

And  raise  this  feeble,  drooping  heart,  — 
My  God,  remember  me  ! 

For  the  inheritance  in  hglit. 

On  trembhng  wings  I  flee ; 
With  sins,  and  doubts,  and  fears,  I  flght. 

My  God,  remember  me  ! 

353. 

IN    TEMPTATION. 

7s  M. 

Hasten,  Lord,  to. my  release; 
Haste  to  help  me,  O  my  God ! 
Foes  like  armed  bands  increase  ; . — 
Turn  them  back  the  way  they  trod. 

Dark  temptations  round  me  press, 
Evil  thoughts  my  soul  assail ; 
Doubts  and  fears,  hi  my  distress, 
Rise,  till  flesh  and  sjm-it  fail. 

Thou  mine  only  helper  art, 
My  redeemer  from  tlie  grave  ; 
Strength  of  my  desmng  heart, 
Father !  Helper !  haste  to  save  ! 

354. 

THE   HOUR    OF    WEAKNESS. 
L.  M. 

Lord  !  I  have  foes  without,  within. 
The  world,  the  flesh,  indwelling  sin, 
Life's  daily  ills,  temptation's  })ower. 
The  tempted  spirit's  weidver  houi*. 

24S 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Yet,  in  the  gloom  of  silent  thought, 

I  call  to  mind  what  God  hath  wrought,  — 

Thy  wonders  in  the  days  of  old. 

Thy  mercies  great  and  manifold. 

O,  then  to  Thee  I  stretch  my  hands, 
Like  faihns:  streams  throuodi  desert  sands  : 
I  thirst  for  Thee,  as  harvest  plains. 
Parched  by  the  summer,  thirst  for  rains ! 

Teach  me  Thy  will,  subdue  my  own ; 
Thou  art  my  God,  and  Thou  alone  ; 
Release  my  soul  from  trouble,  Lord! 
Quicken  and  keep  me  by  Thy  word. 


355. 

'SEARCH    ME,    O    GOD,    AND    KNOW    MY    HEART.' 

L.  M. 

O  Thou,  to  whose  all-searching  sight 
The  darkness  shineth  as  the  light. 
Search,  prove  my  heart ;  it  pants  for  Thee  ; 
O,  burst  these  bonds,  and  set  it  free  ! 

If  in  the  darksome  wild  I  stray, 

Be  Thou  my  light,  be  Thou  my  way ; 

No  foes,  no  violence,  I  fear. 

No  fraud,  while  Thou,  my  God,  art  near. 

When  rising  floods  my  soul  o'erflow, 
When  sinks  my  heart  in  waves  of  woe, 
O  God !  Thy  timely  aid  impart 
And  raise  my  head  and  cheer  my  heart. 

246 


INWARD    STRUGGLE. 

If  rough  and  thorny  be  tlie  way, 
My  strength  proportion  to  my  day ; 
Till  toil  and  grief  and  pain  shall  cease, 
Where  all  is  calm  and  joy  and  peace. 

356. 

'  CLEANSE   THOU    ME    FROM    SECRET    FAULTS.' 
78  M. 

Holiest  !  whose  present  might 
Never  man  invoked  in  vain, 
Be  about  me  day  and  night, 
Vain  and  evil  thoughts  restrain  ; 
Lay  Thy  hand  upon  my  soul, 
Lord  of  my  unguarded  hours ; 
All  my  secret  foes  control. 
Bridle  earth's  and  nature's  powers. 

Loose  me  from  the  chains  of  sense, 
Set  me  fi-om  their  bondage  free. 
Draw  with  stronger  influence 
My  unfettered  soul  to  Thee. 
Lord,  m  me  Thyself  reveal. 
Master  mc  with  glad  surprise. 
Let  me  Thee  forever  feel. 
Daily  in  Thme  image  rise. 

357. 

IN    DOUBT. 

7s  M. 

Why,  Thou  never  setting  Lio;ht, 
Is  Thy  briglitness  veiled  from  me  ? 
Why  does  this  unwonted  niglit 
Cloud  Thy  best  benignity  ? 

247 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

I  am  lost  without  Thy  ray  ; 
Guide  my  wandering  footsteps,  Lord ! 
Light  my  dark  and  erring  way 
To  the  noontide  of  Thy  word. 


358. 

IN    SPIRITUAL    DEADNESS. 
L.  M. 

O  Thou,  who  all  things  dost  control. 
Chase  this  dead  slumber  from  my  soul ! 
With  reverent  joy,  with  loving  awe, 
Give  me  to  keep  Thy  perfect  law. 

O,  let  a  beam  of  Thy  pure  light 
Pierce  through,  dispel  the  shades  of  night, 
Touch  my  cold  breast  with  heavenly  fire. 
And  holy  conquering  zeal  inspire  I 

This  deadly  slumber  when  I  feel 

Afresh  upon  my  spirit  steal. 

Then,  Lord,  descend  with  quickening  power, 

And  wake  me,  that  I  sleep  no  more ! 


359. 

MY    HEAVEN    IN    THEE. 
lOs  M. 

Father  divine,  this  deadenmg  power  control, 
Which  to  the  senses  binds  the  immortal  soul ; 
O,  break  this  bondage.  Lord  !  I  would  be  free. 
And  in  my  soul  would  find  my  heaven, in  Thee. 

248 


INWARD    STRUGGLE. 

My  heaven  in  Thee !  O  God,  no  other  heaven 
To  the  immortal  soul  can  e'er  be  given  ; 
O,  let  Thy  kingdom  now  within  me  come, 
And  as  above,  so  here,  Thy  will  be  done  ! 

My  heaven  in  Thee,  O  Father,  let  me  find  — 
My  heaven  in  Thee,  within  a  heart  resigned ; 
No  more,  of  heaven  and  bliss,  my  soul,  despair, 
For  where  my  God  is  found,  my  heaven  is  there. 


360. 

'  WATCH    AND    PRAY,    LEST   YE    ENTER    INTO 
TEMPTATION.' 

S.   M. 

Father,  this  slmnber  shake 
From  off  my  heavy  soul ! 
Say  to  me  now,  —  Awake  !  awake  ! 
And  I  will  make  thee  whole. 

Touch  with  Thy  strengthening  hand ; 
Arouse  me  in  this  hour ; 
And  make  me  fully  understand 
The  thunder  of  Thy  power. 

Give  me  on  Thee  to  call ; 
Always  to  watch  and  pray, 
Lest  I  into  temptation  fall. 
And  cast  my  shield  away. 

For  each  assault  pre])ared 
And  watchfid  may  I  be  ; 
Forever  standing  on  my  guard, 
And  lookino-  unto  Thee. 

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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 


361. 

FOR    HELP    IN    WEAKNESS. 

S.  M. 

Thou  seest  my  feebleness ; 
Father  !  be  Thou  my  power, 
My  help  and  refuge  in  distress, 
My  fortress  and  my  tower! 

Give  me  to  trust  in  Thee ; 
Be  Thou  my  sure  abode  ; 
My  helm  and  sword  and  buckler  be, 
My  Saviour  and  my  God  ! 

Myself  I  cannot  save, 
Myself  I  cannot  keep  ; 
But  strength  in  Thee  I  sui'ely  have. 
Whose  eyehds  never  sleep. 

My  soul  to  Thee  alone. 
For  always  I  commend ; 
Thou  lovest  me,  Father,  as  Thine  own. 
And  lovest  me  to  the  end. 


362. 

SEEKING    STRENGTH    FROM    GOD. 
C.  M. 

O  Father  !  compass  me  about 
With  love,  for  I  am  weak  ; 

Forgive,  forgive  my  faithless  doubt ; 
Thy  strength,  O  God  !  I  seek. 

250 


INWARD    STKUGGLE. 

I  know  Thy  thouolits  are  peace  to  me ; 

Safe  am  I  in  Thy  hand, 
Could  I  but  firmly  rest  on  Thee ; 

For  sure  Thy  word  doth  stand. 

Though  mountains  crumble  into  dust, 

Thy  covenant  standeth  fast ; 
Who  follows  Thee  in  holy  trust 

Shall  reach  the  goal  at  last. 

He  comes.  He  comes,  the  Strong  to  save, 

He  comes,  nor  tarries  more  ; 
His  light  is  breaking  o'er  the  wave. 

The  clouds  and  storms  are  o'er ! 


363. 

LEAD    THOU   ME    ON  ! 
P.    M. 

Lead,  Kindly  Light,  amid  the  encircling  gloom, 

Lead  Thou  me  on  ! 
The  night  is  dark,  and  I  am  far  from  home ; 

Lead  Thou  me  on  ! 
Keep  Thou  my  feet :  I  do  not  ask  to  see 
The  distant  scene ;  one  step  enough  for  me. 

J  was  not  ever  thus,  nor  prayed  that  Thou 

Shouldst  lead  me  on ; 
I  loved  to  choose  and  see  my  path  ;  but  now 

Lead  Thou  me  on  ! 
I  loved  day's  dazzling  light,  and,  spite  of  fears. 
Pride  ruled  my  will  :  remember  not  past  years ! 

251 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

So  long  Thy  power  liath  blessed  me,  surely  still 

'T  will  lead  me  on 
Through   dreary  doubt,  through  paui  and  sor- 
row, till 

The  night  is  gone, 
And  with  the  morn  those  an^el  faces  smile 
Which  I  have  loved  long  since,  and  lost  awhile. 

364. 

THROUGH   THE    DESERT. 

8,   7,  &  4S  M. 

Guide  me,  O  Thou  great  Jehovah, 
Pilgrim  through  a  weary  land  ; 
I  am  weak,  but  Thou  art  mighty. 
Hold  me  Avith  Thy  powei'ful  hand. 

Bread  of  heaven, 
Feed  me  till  I  want  no  more. 

Open  now  the  living  fountain 
Whence  the  healmo*  waters  flow  ; 
Let  the  fiery  cloudy  pillar 
Guidfe  me  all  my  journey  tlu'ough. 

Strong  Deliverer 
Be  Thou  still  my  strength  and  shield. 

365. 

RENUNCIATION. 
11  &  10s  M. 

Almighty  Father !  Thou  hast  many  a  blessing 
In  store  for  every  erring  child  of  Thine  ; 

For  this  I  pray,  —  Let  me,  Thy  grace  possessing, 
Seek  to  be  guided  by  Thy  will  divine. 

252 


SEEKING    REST. 

Not  for  earth's  treasures,  for  her  joys  the  dearest, 
Would  I  my  supphcations  raise  to  Thee  ; 

Not  for  the  liopes  that  to  my  heart  are  nearest, 
But  only  that  I  give  that  heart  to  Thee. 

I  pray  that  Thou  wouldst  guide  and  guard  me 
ever ; 
Cleanse,  by  Thy  power,  from  every  stain  of 
sin  ; 
I  ^\dll  Thy  blessing  ask  on  each  endeavor. 

And  thus  Thy  promised  peace  my  soul  shall 
win. 


SEEKING    REST. 

366. 

'  MY    SOUL   IS    WEARY.' 
L.  M.  p. 

To-DAY,  beneath  Thy  chastening  eye, 
I  crave  alone  for  peace  and  rest ; 
Submissive  in  Thy  hand  to  lie. 
And  feel  that  it  is  best. 

A  marvel  seems  the  universe, 
A  miracle  our  life  and  death  ; 
A  mystery  which  I  cannot  pierce. 
Around,  above,  beneath. 

And  now  my  spirit  sighs  for  home, 
And  longs  for  light  whereby  to  see. 
And,  like  a  weary  child,  would  come 
O  Father!  unto  Thee. 

253 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Though  oft,  like  letters  traced  in  sand, 
My  weak  resolves  have  passed  away ; 
In  mercy  lend  Thy  helpmg  hand, 
Unto  my  prayer  to-day  ! 

367. 

'  RETURN    UNTO    THY    REST,    O    MY    SOUL.' 
L.  M. 

Return,  my  soul,  unto  thy  rest. 
From  vain  pursuits  and  maddening  cares  ; 
From  lonely  woes  that  wring  the  breast. 
The  world's  allurements,  toils,  and  snares. 

Return  unto  thy  rest,  my  soul. 
From  all  the  wanderings  of  thy  thought ; 
From  sickness  unto  death  made  whole  ; 
Safe  through  a  thousand  perils  brought. 

Then  to  thy  rest,  my  soul,  return, 
From  passions  every  hour  at  strife  ; 
Sin's  works,  and  ways,  and  wages,  spurn. 
Lay  hold  upon  eternal  life. 

368. 

THE    SOUL    LONGING    FOR    HOME. 
C.   M. 

O  Father  !  fix  this  wavering  will. 
That  wanders  far  and  wide. 

And  teach  me  that  true  peace  is  found 
In  staying  at  Thy  side. 

0  Father  !  fix  this  restless  heart 
That  still  abroad  will  roam  ; 

1  long  to  rest  my  weary  feet, 

I  long  to  find  my  home. 

254 


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SEEKING    REST. 

369. 

'REST   IN    THE   LORD.' 
S.    M. 

O,  WHERE  shall  rest  be  found, 
Rest  for  the  weary  soul  ? 
'T  were  vam  the  ocean  depths  to  sound, 
Or  pierce  to  either  pole  : 

The  world  can  never  give 
The  rest  for  which  we  sigh ; 
'T  is  not  the  whole  of  life  to  live, 
Nor  all  of  death  to  die. 

In  Thee  we  end  our  quest ; 
Alone  are  found  in  Thee 
The  life  of  perfect  love,  —  the  rest 
Of  immortality. 

370. 

'THERE    REMAINETH    A    REST.' 
C.  M. 

Lord,  I  beheve  a  rest  remains. 

To  all  Thy  people  known ; 
A  rest  where  pure  enjoyment  reigns. 

And  Thou  art  loved  alone. 

A  rest,  where  all  our  soul's  desire 

Is  fixed  on  thino-s  above ; 
Where  fear,  and  sin,  and  grief  expu'e. 

Cast  out  by  perfect  love. 

O  that  I  now  that  rest  might  know, 

Beheve,  and  enter  in  ! 
Now,  Father,  now  the  power  bestow. 

And  let  me  cease  from  sin. 

355 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Remove  all  hardness  ft'om  my  heart, 

All  unbelief  remove  ; 
To  me  the  rest  of  faith  impart, 

The  sabbath  of  Thy  love. 


371. 

HOME    IN    GOD. 
L.    M. 

Thou,  Great  Creator,  art  possessed, 

And  Thou  alone,  of  perfect  rest ; 

But  we  must  toil  and  toil  again. 

With  wearied  strength  and  frequent  pain. 

And  yet  our  hearts  that  love  Thee  well, 
Still  long  with  Thee  in  peace  to  dwell ; 
Nor  dost  Thou  cease,  where'er  we  roam, 
To  bid  us  rest  in  Thee,  our  home. 


372. 

THE    REST    OF    THE   "WEARY. 
L.  M. 

Eternal  Source  of  light  divine  ! 

Fountain  of  unexhausted  love  ! 

O,  let  Thy  glories  on  me  shine, 

From  earth  beneath,  from  heaven  above ! 

Thou  art  the  weary  wanderer's  rest ; 
Give  me  Thine  easy  yoke  to  bear  ; 
With  steadfast  patience  arm  my  breast. 
With  spotless  love  and  lowly  fear. 

266 


SEEKING    REST. 

Be  Tliou,  O  Rock  of  Ages  !  nigli, 
So  shall  each  murmuriiio-  thonoht  he  gone, 
And  grief  and  fear  and  care  shall  fly, 
As  clouds  before  the  midday  sun. 

Speak  to  my  warring  passions.  Peace  ! 
Speak  to  my  troubled  heart.  Be  still  ! 
Thy  })ower  my  strength  and  fortress  is. 
For  all  things  serve  Thy  holy  will. 


373. 

SEEKING    GOD. 
L.  M. 

Thou  hidden  love  of  God,  whose  height, 

Whose  depth  unfathomed,  no  man  knows ; 

I  see  from  far  Thy  beauteous  light, 

Inly  I  sigh  for  Thy  repose. 

My  heart  is  pained ;  nor  can  it  be 

At  rest,  till  it  find  rest  in  Thee. 

Thy  secret  voice  invites  me  still 
The  sweetness  of  Thy  yoke  to  prove  ; 
And  fain  I  would  ;  but  though  my  will 
Seem  fixed,  yet  wide  my  passions  rove  ; 
Yet  hindrances  strew  all  the  way ; 
I  aim  at  Thee,  yet  fi'om  Thee  stray. 

'T  is  mercy  all,  that  Thou  hast  brought 
My  mind  to  seek  her  peace  in  Thee  ; 
Yet,  while  I  seek,  but  find  Thee  not, 
No  peace  my  wandering  soul  shall  see. 
O,  when  shall  all  my  wanderings  end. 
And  all  my  steps  to  Thee-ward  tend  ! 

257  Q 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Is  tliere  a  thing  beneath  the  sun, 

That  strives  with  Thee  my  heart  to  share  ? 

Ah  !  tear  it  thence,  and  reign  alone, 

The  Lord  of  every  motion  there ! 

Then  shall  my  heart  from  earth  be  free, 

When  it  hath  fomid  repose  in  Thee. 


374. 

SEEKING    REST. 
L.  M. 

O  Thou,  in  whom  the  weary  find 
Alone  their  permanent  repose  ; 
Send  hght  into  my  doubting  mind, 
Relieve  my  fears,  assuage  my  woes ! 
O,  let  my  soul  on  Thee  be  cast. 
Till  sin's  fierce  tyranny  be  past ! 

Far,  far  from  Thee,  O  God !  removed, 
Long  have  I  wandered  to  and  fro  ; 
O'er  earth  in  endless  cfrcles  roved. 
Nor  found  whereon  to  rest  below  : 
Back  unto  Thee,  at  last,  I  fly  : 
Save  !  for  the  waters  still  are  high. 

Selfish  pui'suits  and  pleasui'e's  maze, 
The  things  of  earth,  for  Thee  I  leave  ; 
Put  forth  Thy  hand.  Thy  hand  of  grace, 
Into  the  ark  of  love  receive  ; 
Take  this  poor  fluttering  soul  to  rest. 
And  still  it.  Father,  on  Thy  breast. 


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SPIRITUAL    DESIRES. 

Fill  with  inviolable  peace  ; 
'Stablisli  in  faith  my  restless  heart ; 
In  Thee  let  all  my  wanderings  cease, 
From  Thee  may  I  no  more  depart ; 
Never  again  from  Thee  remove, 
Loved  with  an  everlasting  love  ! 


SPIRITUAL     DESIRES. 

375. 

AS     THE      HART      PANTETH     FOR     THE     WATER- 
BROOKS.' 

C.  M. 

As  pants  the  hart  for  cooling  streams 

When  heated  m  the  chase, 
So  longs  my  soul  for  Thee,  O  God  ! 

And  Thy  refreshing  grace. 

For  Thee,  my  God,  the  hving  God, 

My  thirsting  soul  doth  pine  ; 
O,  when  shall  I  behold  Thy  face, 

Thou  Majesty  Divine  ! 

O,  when  Thy  presence,  Lord  of  Life, 
Has  once  dispelled  this  storm. 

To  Thee  I  '11  midnight  anthems  sing 
And  all  my  vows  perform. 

Why  restless,  why  cast  down,  my  soul  ? 

Trust  God,  who  will  employ 
His  aid  for  thee,  and  change  these  sighs 

To  thankful  hymns  of  joy. 

259 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Why  restless,  why  cast  down,  my  soul  ? 

Hope  still,  and  thou  shalt  sing 
The  praise  of  Him  who  is  thy  God, 

Thy  health's  eternal  spring. 

376. 

'so    PANTETH    MY    SOUL    FOR    THEE,    O    GOD.' 

7s  M. 

As  the  hart,  with  eager  looks, 
Panteth  for  the  water-brooks. 
So  my  soul,  athu'st  for  Thee, 
Pants  the  living  God  to  see  ; 
When,  O,  when,  without  a  fear. 
Lord,  shall  I  to  Thee  draw  near  ? 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  my  soul  ? 
God,  thy  God,  shall  make  thee  whole  ; 
Why  art  thou  disquieted? 
God  shall  lift  thy  fallen  head, 
And  His  countenance  benign 
Be  the  savmg  health  of  thine^ 

377. 

ASPIRATION. 

S.    M. 

Come  to  me,  thoughts  of  heaven  ! 

My  fainting  spirit  bear 
On  your  bright  wings,  by  morning  given. 

Up  to  celestial  air ; 

Away,  far,  far  away. 

From  thoughts  by  passion  given, 
Fold  me  in  pure,  still,  cloudless  day, 

O  blessed  thoughts  of  heaven  ! 

260 


SPIRITUAL   DESIRES. 

Come  in  my  tempted  hour, 
Sweet  thoughts  !  and  yet  again 

O'er  sinflil  wish  and  memory,  shower 
Your  soft  effixcing  rain  ; 
Waft  me  where  gales  divine 
With  dark  clouds  ne'er  have  striven  ; 

Where  living  founts  forever  shine  ; 
O  blessed  thouo-hts  of  heaven  ! 


e 


378. 

'  CREATE    IN    ME    A    CLEAN    HEART.' 
C.    M. 

O  FOR  a  heart  to  praise  my  God, 

A  heart  from  sin  set  free  ; 
A  heart  that  always  feels  how  good. 

Thou,  Lord,  hast  been  to  me  I 

O  for  an  humble,  trustful  heart. 

Believing,  true,  and  clean, 
Which  neither  life  nor  death  can  part 

From  Him  who  dwells  within ;  — 

A  heart  in  every  thouo-ht  renewed, 

And  full  of  love  divine, 
Perfect,  and  right,  and  pure,  and  good, 

Conformed,  0  Lord,  to  Thine  ! 

379. 

'comfort    ME    ON    EVERY    SIDE.' 
L.   M. 

O,  DRAW  me,  Father,  after  Thee  ! 
So  shall  I  run  and  never  tire  ; 
With  oracious  words  still  comfort  me  ; 
Be  Thou  my  hope,  my  sole  desire  ; 

261 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAX    SOUL. 

Free  me  from  every  weight ;  nor  fear 
Nor  sin  can  come,  il'  Thou  art  near. 

From  all  eternity,  with  love 
Unchangeable  Thou  hast  me  viewed ; 
Ere  knew  this  beating  heart  to  move, 
Thy  tender  mercies  me  pursued ; 
Ever  with  me  Aiaj  they  abide, 
And  close  me  in  on  every  side. 

In  suffering  be  Thy  love  my  peace  ; 
In  weakness  be  Thy  love  my  power ; 
And,  when  the  storms  of  life  shall  cease, 
O  Father !  in  my  latest  hour. 
In  death  as  life,  be  Thou  my  guide, 
And  draw  me  closer  to  Thv  side. 


380. 

FOR    PERFECT    HOLINJESS. 
C.  M. 

Father,  Thine  all-victorious  love 
Shed  in  my  heart  abroad ; 

Then  shall  my  feet  no  longer  rove, 
Rooted  and  fixed  in  God. 

I  hold  Thee  with  a  trembhng  hand  ; 

I  will  not  let  Thee  go. 
Till  steadfastly  by  faith  I  stand 

And  all  Thy  goodness  know. 

When  shall  I  see  the  welcome  hour 
When  God  shall  reign  in  me,  — 

Spirit  of  health,  and  life,  and  power. 
And  perfect  liberty  ? 

262 


SPIRITUAL    DESIRES. 

O  that  in  nic  the  sacred  fire 
Might  now  begin  to  glow, 

Burn  up  the  dross  of  base  desire 
And  make  the  mountains  flow ! 

Refining  Fire  !  go  through  my  heart, 

Ilkuninate  my  soul. 
Diffuse  Thy  life  through  every  part 

And  sanctify  the  whole. 


381. 

FOR    WATCHFULNESS. 

L.  M. 

Great  God,  my  Father  and  my  Friend, 
On  whom  I  cast  my  constant  care. 
On  whom  for  all  things  I  depend, 
To  Thee  I  raise  my  humble  prayer. 

Endue  me  with  a  holy  fear ; 
The  frailty  of  my  will  reveal : 
Sin  and  its  snares  are  always  near ; 
Thee  may  I  always  nearer  feel. 

O  that  to  Thee  my  constant  mind 
May  with  a  steady  flame  aspire; 
Pride  in  its  earhest  motions  find, 
And  check  the  rise  of  wrong  desire  ! 

O  that  my  watcliful  soul  may  fly 
The  first-} )eiceived  approach  of  sin, 
Look  up  to  Thee  when  danger  's  nigh. 
And  feel  Thy  thought  control  within  ! 

263 


GOD   IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

382. 

FOR    A    WATCHFUL    CONSCIENCE. 
C.   M. 

I  WANT  a  principle  within 

Of  jealous,  godly  fear; 
A  sensibility  to  sin, 

A  pain  to  find  it  near. 

I  want  the  first  approach  to  feel 

Of  pride,  or  fond  desire  ; 
To  catch  the  wandering  of  my  will, 

And  quench  the  kindling  fire. 

From  Thee  that  I  no  more  may  part, 
No  more  Thy  goodness  grieve, 

The  filial  awe,  the  fleshly  heart. 
The  tender  conscience  give. 

Quick  as  the  apple  of  an  eye, 
O  God  !  my  conscience  make  ; 

Awake  my  soul,  when  sin  is  nigh,   , 
And  keep  it  still  awake. 


383. 

SPIRITUAL    NEEDS. 
L.   M. 

I  WANT  the  spirit  of  power  within, 
Of  love,  and  of  a  healthfiil  mind. 
Of  power  to  conquer  every  sin  ; 
Of  love  to  God  and  all  mankind  ; 
Of  health  that  pain  and  death  defies, 
Most  vigorous  when  the  body  dies. 

264 


SPIRITUAL   DESIRES. 

O  that  tlie  Comforter  would  come  ! 
Nor  visit  as  a  transient  guest, 
But  fix  in  me  his  constant  liome, 
And  keep  ])ossession  of  my  breast ; 
And  make  my  soul  liis  loved  abode, 
The  temple  of  indwelling  God! 

384. 

SPIRITUAL   WANTS. 
S.  M. 

My  God,  my  strength,  my  hope. 

On  Thee  I  cast  my  care. 
With  humble  confidence  look  up. 

And  know  Thou  hear'st  my  prayer. 

Give  me  on  Thee  to  wait. 

Till  I  can  all  things  do ; 
On  Thee,  almighty  to  create, 

Almighty  to  renew. 

I  want  a  sober  mind, 

A  self-renouncing  will, 
That  tramples  down  and  casts  behind 

The  baits  of  pleasing  ill ; 

A  soul  inured  to  pain, 

To  hardship,  grief,  and  loss. 
Bold  to  take  up,  firm  to  sustain, 

The  consecrated  cross. 

I  want  a  godly  fear, 

A  quick-discerning  eye. 
That  looks  to  Thee  when  sin  is  near. 

And  bids  the  tempter  fly ; 

A  s])irit  still  prepared. 

And  armed  A\ith  jealous  care. 
Forever  standino;  on  its  ouard, 

And  watching  unto  prayer. 

12  265 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

I  want  a  true  regard, 

A  single,  steady  aim. 
Unmoved  by  threatening  or  reward. 

To  Thee  and  Thy  great  name  ; 

This  blessing  above  all. 

Always  to  pray  I  want : 
Out  of  the  deep  on  Thee  to  call, 

And  never,  never  faint. 

I  rest  upon  Thy  word ; 

The  promise  is  for  me  ; 
My  succor  and  salvation.  Lord, 

Shall  surely  come  from  Thee ; 

But  let  me  still  abide. 

Nor  from  my  hope  remove. 
Till  Thou  my  patient  spirit  guide 

Into  Thy  perfect  love. 


385. 

FAITH,    LOVE,    AND    PATIENCE. 
L.  M. 

None  loves  me,  Father,  with  Thy  love. 
None  else  can  meet  such  needs  as  mine ; 
O,  grant  me,  as  Thou  shalt  approve, 
All  that  befits  a  child  of  Thine  ! 
From  every  doubt  and  fear  release. 
And  give  me  confidence  and  peace. 

Give  me  a  faith  shall  never  fail. 
One  that  shall  always  work  by  love ; 
And  then,  whatever  foes  assail. 
They  shall  but  higher  courage  move 
More  boldly  for  the  truth  to  strive, 
And  more  by  faith  in  Thee  to  live : 

'      26t) 


SPIRITUAL   DESIRES. 

A  heart,  that,  when  my  days  are  glad. 
May  never  from  Thy  way  dechne. 
And  when  the  sky  of  hfe  grows  sad, 
May  still  submit  its  will  to  Thine,  — 
A  heart  that  loves  to  trust  in  Thee, 
A  patient  heart,  create  in  me  ! 

386. 

PRAYER   FOR    FAITH. 
C.  M. 

0  FOR  a  faith  that  will  not  slirink 
Though  pressed  by  every  foe. 

That  will  not  tremble  on  the  brink 
Of  any  earthly  woe  ;  — 

A  faith  that  shmes  more  bright  and  clear 
When  tempests  rage  Avithout ; 

That,  when  in  danger,  knows  no  fear. 
In  darkness,  feels  no  doubt ! 

Lord,  give  me  such  a  faith  as  this. 
And  then,  whatever  may  come, 

1  '11  taste,  even  here,  the  hallowed  bliss 

Of  an  eternal  home. 

387. 

PRAYER    FOR    FAITH. 
C.   M. 

That  niiglit  of  faith,  O  Lord!  bestow, 

Which  cannot  ask  in  vain  ; 
Which  will  not  let  the  angel  go 

Until  the  prayer  it  gain. 

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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

On  me  the  faith  divine  bestow 
Which  doth  the  mountain  move ; 

And  all  my  spotless  life  shall  show 
The  omnipotence  of  love. 

And,  Father,  when  I  doubt  that  I 
Can  live,  and  sin  no  more  ; 

Then  if  on  Thee  I  dare  rely. 
The  faith  shall  bring  the  power. 


388. 

TPIE    TRUTH    W^HICH    MAKETH    FREE. 
S.    M. 

O  TRUE  One  !  give  me  truth  ; 
And  let  it  quench  in  me 
The  thirst  of  this  long-craving  heart, 
And  set  my  spirit  free. 

Truth  which  contains  true  rest, 
Which  is  the  grave  of  doubt. 
Which  ends  uncertainty  and  gloom, 
And  casts  all  falsehood  out : 

Calm  faith  which  grasps  the  word 
OF  Him  who  cannot  lie  ; 
Which  hears  alone  the  voice  divine. 
Though  crowds  be  standing  by. 

O  truth  of  God  !  destroy 
The  cloud,  the  chain,  the  war ; 
Dawn  to  this  stormy  midnight  be  ; 
My  bright  and  morning  star. 

268 


SPIRITUAL   DESIRES. 

389. 

THE    BREAD    OF    LIFE. 
L.  M. 

Father,  supply  iny  every  need  ; 

Sustain  tlie  life"  Thyself  hast  given  ; 

O,  grant  the  never-failing  bread, 

The  manna  that  comes  down  from  heaven ! 

The  gracious  fruits  of  righteousness. 
Thy  blessings'  unexhausted  store, 
In  me  abundantly  increase, 
Nor  ever  let  me  huno;er  more  ! 


390. 

FOR    A    HOLY    HEART. 
S.    M. 

Great  Source  of  life  and  hght ! 

Thy  heavenly  grace  impart. 
And  by  Thy  holy  spirit  write 

Thy  law  upon  my  heart ; 

My  soul  would  cleave  to  Thee ; 

Let  naught  my  purpose  move  ; 
O,  let  my  faith  more  steadflist  be, 

And  more  intense  my  love  ! 

Long  as  my  trials  last, 

Lone:  as  the  cross  I  bear, 
O,  let  my  soul  on  Thee  be  cast 

In  confidence  and  prayer ! 

Conduct  me  to  the  sliore 

Of  everlastiug  peace, 
Where  storm  and  tempest  rise  no  more, 

Where  sin  and  sorrow  cease. 

269 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

391. 

'l   ^VILL   WRITE   IT    IN    THEIR   HEARTS.' 

S.    M. 

That  blessed  law  of  Thine, 
Father,  to  me  impart ;  — 
The  Spirit's  law  of  life  divine, 
O,  write  it  in  my  heart ! 

Implant  it  deep  within, 
Whence  it  may  ne'er  remove,  — 
The  law  of  liberty  from  sin, 
The  perfect  law  of  love. 

Thy  nature  be  my  law. 
Thy  spotless  sanctity, 
And  sweetly  every  moment  draw 
My  happy  soul  to  Thee. 

392. 

FOR    SELF-RENUNCIATION. 
L.    M. 

Father  of  might,  my  bonds  I  feel, 
And  long  for  perfect  liberty  ; 
I  would  deny  my  selfish  will, 
And,  Father,  give  up  all  to  Thee  I 

O,  with  Thy  strength  my  weakness  fill  ! 
That  strength  shall  every  foe  subdue ; 
The  doubts  that  tempt,  the  sins  that  kill. 
The  wishes  to  the  cross  untrue. 

A  sinless  mmd  in  me  reveal. 
Thy  spirit's  fulness,  Lord,  impart ! 
Till  all  my  spotless  life  shall  tell 
The  abundance  of  a  loving  heart. 

270 


SPIiJlTUAL    DESIRES. 


So  sliall  I  own  Tliy  perfect  sway, 
And,  sitting  Imnibly  at  Tliy  feet. 
Thy  law  with  all  my  heart  obey, 
And  all  my  soul  to  Thee  submit. 


393. 

FOR    SPIRITUAL    LIFE. 
S.   M. 

O,  COME  and  dwell  in  me, 
Spirit  of  power  within  ! 
And  bring  Thy  glorious  liberty 
From  sorrow,  fear,  and  sin. 

The  inward,  deep  disease, 
Spirit  of  health,  remove  ! 
Spirit  of  perfect  holiness  ! 
Spirit  of  perfect  love  ! 

Hasten  the  jo^^il  day 
Which  shall  all  sin  consume ; 
When  old  thhigs  shall  be  done  away, 
And  all  things  new  become  ! 


394. 

A    LIFE    HIDDEN    IN    GOD. 
7s   M. 

Let  my  life  be  hid  in  Thee, 

Life  of  life,  and  Lio-ht  of  lio-ht ! 

Love's  illimitable  Sea ! 

Depth  of  peace,  of  power  the  Height ! 

271 


GOD   IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Let  my  life  be  hid  in  Thee, 
When  my  foes  are  gathering  round  ; 
Covered  with  Thy  panoply, 
Safe  within  Thy  holy  ground. 

Let  my  life  be  hid  in  Thee, 
From  vexation  and  annoy ; 
Calm  in  Thy  tranquillity, 
All  my  mourning  turned  to  joy. 

Let  my  life  be  hid  in  Thee  ; 

When  my  strength  and  health  shall  fail, 

Let  Thine  immortality 

In  my  dying  hour  prevail. 

Let  my  life  be  hid  in  Thee ; 
In  the  world,  and  yet  above ; 
Hid  in  Thine  eternity, 
In  the  ocean  of  Thy  love. 

395. 

HIDDEN    IN    GOD. 

7s  M. 

O  Thou  Lord  of  heaven  above  ! 
Earth  beneath  is  all  Thine  own  ; 
In  the  depths  of  heavenly  love 
Let  my  human  heart  be  sown. 

None  shall  take  it  thence  away ; 
It  is  sown  for  Thy  delight : 
Thou  wilt  shine  on  it  by  day. 
Thou  wilt  shield  it  in  the  night. 

Where  the  silent  waters  flow, 
It  shall  multiply  its  root ; 
It  shall  blossom,  it  shall  grow, 
It  shall  bear  immortal  fruit. 

Q72 


SPIlllTUAJ.    DESIRES. 

Sown  in  weaknoss,  raised  in  power, 
Sown  in  sutlering,  raised  in  peace, 
It  shall  brave  the  blighting  hour, 
In  the  year  of  drought  increase. 

Never  hurt  by  sun  or  storm, 
Blest  its  evpry  stage  shall  be,  — 
Dying  in  its  mortal  form, 
Livmg  evermore  in  Thee. 


396. 

FOR   INWARD    PEACE. 
C.  M. 

O  FOR  a  heart  of  calm  repose 
Amid  the  world's  loud  roar, 

A  life  that  like  a  river  flows 
Along  a  peaceful  shore  ! 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  still  my  heart 

With  gentleness  divine  ; 
Indwelling  peace  Thou  canst  hupart, 

O,  make  that  blessing  mine  ! 

Above  these  scenes  of  storm  and  stiife 
There  spreads  a  region  fair ; 

Give  me  to  live  that  liigher  life. 
And  breathe  that  heavenly  air ! 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  breathe  that  peace ! 

That  victory  make  me  win  ! 
Then  shall  my  soul  her  conflict  cease, 

And  Hnd  a  lieaven  within. 

12*  073  « 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

397. 

THE   INNER    CALM. 
C.   M. 

Calm  me,  my  God,  and  keep  me  calm, 
While  tliese  hot  breezes  blow  ; 

Be  like  the  night-dews'  cooling  balm 
Upon  earth's  fevered  brow. 

Yes,  keep  me  calm,  though  loud  and  rude 
The  sounds  my  ear  that  greet ; 

Calm  in  the  closet's  solitude. 
Calm  in  the  bustling  street ; 

Calm  in  my  hour  of  buoyant  health, 

Calm  in  my  hour  of  pain  ; 
Calm  in  my  poverty  or  wealth, 

Calm  in  my  loss  or  gain ; 

Calm  in  the  sufferance  of  wrong, 
Like  him  who  bore  the  shame. 

Calm  'mid  the  threatening,  taunting  throng 
Who  hate  Thy  holy  name  ; 

Calm  as  the  ray  of  sun  or  star 

Which  storms  assail  in  vain  ; 
Moving  unruffled  through  earth's  war. 

The  eternal  calm  to  gain. 

398. 

FOR    RESIGNATION    UNDER    PAIN. 
7s  M. 

Let  my  soul  beneath  her  load 

Faint  not  throuo-h  the  o'er-wearied  flesh  ; 

Let  me  hourly  drink  afresh 

Love  and  peace  from  Thee,  my  God ! 

274 


SPIRITUAL    DESIRES. 

Let  the  body's  ])ain  and  smart 
Hinder  not  my  flight  to  Thee, 
jNor  the  cahn  Tlioii  givest  me ; 
Keep  Thou  up  the  sinking  heart. 

Help  me  never  to  complain, 
Make  me  to  Thy  will  resigned. 
With  a  quiet,  humble  mind. 
Cheerful  on  the  bed  of  pain. 

Suffering  is  the  work  now  sent ; 
Nothing  can  I  do  but  lie 
Suffering  as  the  hours  go  by ; 
All  my  powers  to  this  are  bent. 

Suffering  be  my  gain  :  I  bow 
To  my  Heavenly  Father's  will. 
And  receive  it  hushed  and  still ; 
Suffering  is  my  worship  now. 

399. 

FOR    CALM    TRUST. 
C.   M. 

Father,  whate'er  of  earthly  bliss 

Thy  sovereign  will  denies. 
Accepted  at  Thy  throne,  let  this. 

My  hinnble  prayer,  arise  :  —    * 

Give  me  a  calm  and  thankful  heart. 

From  every  murmur  fi'ee  ; 
The  blessings  of  Thy  grace  impart. 

And  make  me  live  to  Thee. 

Let  the  sweet  hope  that  Thou  art  mine 

My  life  and  death  attend ; 
Thy  presence  through  my  journey  shine, 

And  bless  my  journey's  end. 

275 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

400. 

'thy  will  be  done.' 

L.  M.  p. 

My  God,  my  Father,  while  I  stray- 
Far  from  my  home  on  Ufe's  rough  way, 
O,  teach  me  from  my  heart  to  say, 
'  Thy  will,  my  God,  be  done !  ' 

Though  dark  my  path,  and  sad  my  lot. 
Let  me  be  still,  and  murmur  not. 
But  breathe  the  prayer  divinely  taught, 
'  Thy  will,  my  God,  be  done  !  ' 

If  Thou  shouldst  call  me  to  resign 
What  most  I  prize,  —  it  ne'er  was  mine, 
I  only  yield  Thee  what  is  Thine ; 
'  Thy  will,  my  God,  be  done  !  ' 

If  but  my  fainting  heart  be  blest. 
With  Thy  sweet  spirit  for  its  guest, 
O  God !  to  Thee  I  leave  the  rest ; 
'  Thy  will,  my  God,  be  done  !  ' 

Renew  my  will  from  day  to  day. 
Blend  it  with  Thine,  and  take  away 
Whate'er  now  makes  it  hard  to  say, 
'  Thy  will,  my  God,  be  done  !  ' 

401. 

FOR    SELF-RENUNCIATION. 
C.  P.  M. 

O  Lord  !  how  happy  should  I  be, 
If  I  could  leave  my  cares  to  Thee, 

If  I  from  self  could  rest. 
And  feel  at  heart  that  One  above, 
In  perfect  wisdom,  perfect  love, 

Is  working  for  the  best. 

276 


SPIRITUAL   DESIRES. 

For,  wlien  I  kneel  and  cast  my  care 
Upon  my  God  in  humble  prayer, 

With  strengthened  soul  I  rise ; 
Sure  that  our  Father,  who  is  nigh 
To  hear  the  ravens  when  they  cry. 

Will  hear  His  children's  cries. 

O,  may  these  trustless  hearts  of  oiu's 
The  lesson  learn  from  birds  and  flowers. 

And  learn  from  self  to  cease. 
Leave  all  things  to  our  Father's  will. 
And,  on  His  mercy  leaning  still. 

Find  in  each  trial,  peace  ! 

402. 

FOR    UNION    WITH    GOD. 
L.  M. 

O  Love  !  how  cheering  is  Thy  ray ; 
All  pain  before  Thy  presence  flies  ; 
Care,  anguish,  sorrow,  melt  away. 
Where'er  Thv  healino;  beams  arise  : 
O  Father  !  nothing  may  I  see. 
And  naught  desire  or  seek,  but  Thee. 

Unwearied  may  I  this  pursue. 
Undaunted  to  this  prize  asi)ire ; 
Each  hour  within  my  soul  renew 
Tliis  holy  flame,  this  heavenly  fire  ; 
And  day  and  night  be  all  my  care 
To  guard  the  sacred  treasm'e  there. 

O  that  I  as  a  little  child 

May  follow  Thee,  and  never  rest, 

Till  sweetly  Thou  hast  breathed  a  mild 

And  lowly  mind  into  my  breast ! 

Nor  ever  may  we  parted  be, 

Till  I  become  at  one  with  Thee. 

277 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Still  let  Thy  love  point  out  my  way  ; 

How  wondrous  things  that  love  hath  wrought ! 

Still  lead  me,  lest  I  go  astray ; 

Direct  my  word,  inspire  my  thought ; 

And  if  I  fall,  soon  may  I  hear 

Thy  voice,  and  know  that  Love  is  near. 


403. 

FOR    A    CHILDLIKE    SPIRIT. 

7s  M. 

Quiet,  Lord,  my  froward  heart ; 
Make  me  loving,  meek,  and  mild. 
Upright,  simple,  free  fi^om  art ; 
Make  me  as  a  little  child ; 
From  distrust  and  envy  free  ; 
Pleased  with  all  that  pleaseth  Thee. 

What  Thou  shalt  to-day  provide 
Let  me  as  a  child  receive  ; 
What  to-morrow  may  betide 
Calmly  to  Thy  wisdom  leave ; 
'T  is  enough  that  Thou  wilt  care  : 
Why  should  I  the  burden  bear  ? 

As  a  little  child  rehes 

On  a  care  beyond  his  own. 

Knows  beneath  his  father's  eyes 

He  is  never  left  alone  ; 

So  would  I  with  Thee  abide. 

Thou  my  Father,  Guard,  and  Guide  ! 


278 


SPIRITUAL  DESIRES. 

404. 

FOR    CONSECRATION. 
C.  M. 

Father,  I  know  that  all  my  life 

Is  portioned  out  for  me  ; 
The  changes  that  must  surely  come 

I  do  not  fear  to  see  ; 
I  ask  Thee  for  a  present  mind, 

Intent  on  pleasing  ^hee. 

1  ask  Thee  for  a  thoughtful  love, 
Through  constant  watcliing  Avise, 

To  meet  the  glad  with  joyful  smile, 
And  wipe  the  weeping  eyes  ; 

A  heart  at  leism-e  from  itself, 
To  soothe  and  sympathize. 

I  would  not  have  the  restless  will 

That  hurries  to  and  fro, 
Seekino;  for  some  great  tlimo;  to  do, 

Or  secret  tmng  to  know  ; 
I  would  be  dealt  with  as  a  child. 

And*  guided  where  I  go. 

Wlierever  in  the  world  I  am. 

In  whatsoe'er  estate, 
I  have  a  fellowship  with  hearts 

To  keep  and  cultivate  ; 
A  work  of  lowly  love  to  do, 

For  Him  on  whom  I  wait. 


279 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 


405. 

LOWLY    SERVICE. 
C.  M. 

I  ASK  Thee  for  the  daily  strength 
To  none  that  ask  denied ; 

A  mind  to  blend  with  outward  life 
Wliile  keeping  at  Thy  side  ; 

Content  to  fill  a  little  space, 
If  Thou  be  glorified. 

Briers  beset  my  every  path, 
Which  call  for  patient  care  ; 

There  is  a  cross  in  every  lot. 
An  earnest  need  for  prayer ; 

But  lowly  hearts  that  lean  on  Thee 
Are  happy  anywhere. 

In  service  wliich  Thy  will  appoints 
There  are  no  bonds  for  me  ; 

My  inmost  heart  is  taught  the  truth 
That  makes  Thy  children  fi^ee,  — 

A  life  of  self-renouncing  love 
Is  a  life  of  liberty. 


406. 

'  QUICKEN    ME,    O    LORD  !  ' 
C.   M. 

Come,  mighty  Spirit,  penetrate 
This  heart  and  soul  of  mine  ; 

And  my  whole  being  with  Thy  grace 
Pervade,  O  Life  divine  ! 

280 


SPIRITUAL   DESIRES. 

As  the  clear  air  suiToiinds  tlie  eartli, 

Tliy  grace  around  me  roll ; 
As  the  fresh  lioht  pervades  the  air, 

So  pierce  and  fill  my  soul. 

As,  from  the  clouds,  drops  down  in  love 

The  2)recious  summer  rain. 
So,  from  Thyself,  pour  do\Yn  the  flood 

That  freshens  all  agam. 

Thus  life  within  our  lifeless  hearts 

Shall  make  its  glad  abode  ; 
And  we  shall  shine  in  beauteous  light. 

Filled  with  the  hght  of  God. 

407. 

PRATER   FOR   INSPIRATION. 

7s  M. 

Holy  Spfrit,  Tinith  divine ! 
Dawn  upon  this  soul  of  mine  ; 
Word  of  God,  and  Inward  Light ! 
Wake  my  spirit,  clear  my  sight. 

Holy  Spirit,  Love  divine  ! 
Glow  within  this  heart  of  mine  ; 
Kindle  every  high  desire  ; 
Perish  self  in  Tliy  pure  fire  ! 

Holy  Spmt,  Power  divine! 
Fill  and  nerve  this  will  of  mine  ; 
By  Thee  may  I  strongly  live. 
Bravely  bear  and  nobly  strive. 

Holy  Spirit,  llight  divine  ! 
King  within  my  conscience  reign ; 
Be  my  Law,  and  I  shall  be 
Firmly  bound,  forever  free. 

261 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Holy  Spirit,  Peace  divine  ! 
Still  this  restless  heart  of  mine  ; 
Speak  to  calm  this  tossing  sea, 
Stayed  in  Thy  tranquillity. 

Holy  Spirit,  Joy  divine  ! 
Gladden  Thou  this  heart  of  mine  ; 
In  the  desert  ways  I  sing 
'  Spring,  O  Well !  forever  spring.' 


408. 

'IN    THY   PRESENCE    IS    FULNESS    OF    JOY.' 
7s  M. 

Sweetest  Joy  the  soul  can  know, 
Fairest  Light  was  ever  shed. 
Who  alike  in  joy  and  woe, 
Leavest  none  unvisited ! 

Spirit  of  the  Highest  God, 

Who  upholdest  everything. 

Thou  from  whom  my  life  has  flowed  I 

To  my  life  Thy  gladness  bring. 

For  the  noblest  gift  Thou  art. 
That  a  soul  e'er  sought  or  won  ; 
Have  I  wished  Thee  to  my  heart. 
Then  my  wishing  all  is  done. 

Bathe  my  soul,  Thou  Well  of  Grace, 
Cleanse  me  in  Thy  purity  ; 
Every  stain  and  spot  efface. 
Make  me  what  Thou  lov'st  to  see. 


282 


SPIRITUAL    DESIRES. 

409. 

'MY    SOUL   WAITETH    FOR   THE    LORD.' 
L.    M. 

At  anchor  laid,  remote  from  home, 
ToUino',  I  ciy.  Sweet  Spirit,  come  ! 
Cdestial  breeze,  no  longer  stay, 
But  swell  my  sails  and  speed  my  way ! 

Fain  would  I  mount,  fain  would  I  glow, 

And  loose  my  cable  from  below  ; 

But  I  can  only  spread  my  sail,  — 

Thou,  Thou,  must  breathe  the  auspicious  gale. 

410. 

'  VISIT    ME    WITH    THY    SALVATION.' 
P.  M. 

Wilt  Thou  not  visit  me  ? 
The  plant  beside  me  feels  Thy  gentle  dew ; 

Each  blade  of  grass  I  see. 
From  Thy  deep  earth  its  quickening  moisture 
drew. 

Wilt  Thou  not  \^sit  me  ? 
Thy  morning  calls  on  me  with  cheering  tone ; 

And  every  hill  and  tree 
Lend  but  one  voice,  the  voice  of  Thee  alone. 

Come  !  for  I  need  Thy  love, 
More  than  the  flower  the  dew,  or  grass  the  rain ; 

Come,  like  Thy  holy  dove. 
And  let  me  in  Thy  sight  rejoice  to  live  again. 

283 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Yes ;  Thou  wilt  visit  me  ; 
Nor  plant  nor  tree  Thine  eye  delights  so  well 

As  when,  from  sin  set  free, 
Man's  spirit  comes  with  Thine  in  peace  to  dwell. 

411. 

ASPIRATION    OF    THE    SOUL   TO    GOD. 
7  &  6s  M.  p. 

Rise,  my  soul,  and  stretch  Thy  wings, 

Thy  better  portion  trace  ! 
Rise,  from  transitory  things, 

Towards  heaven,  thy  native  place  ! 
Sun,  and  moon,  and  stars  decay ; 
Time  shall  soon  this  earth  remove ; 
Rise,  my  soul,  and  haste  away 

To  seats  prepared  above  ! 

Rivers  to  the  ocean  run. 

Nor  stay  in  all  their  course  ; 
Fire,  ascending,  seeks  the  sun; 

Both  speed  them  to  their  source  ; 
So  the  spirit,  born  of  God, 
Pants  to  view  His  glorious  face  ; 
Upward  tends  to  His  abode. 

To  rest  in  His  embrace. 


412. 

NEARER    TO    THEE ! 
P.   M. 

Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee, 

Nearer  to  Thee  ! 
E'en  though  it  be  a  cross 

That  raiseth  me  ; 

284 


SPIRITUAL   DESIRES. 

Still  Jill  my  song  shall  be,  — 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee, 
Nearer  to  Thee ! 

Though,  like  the  wanderer, 

The  sun  gone  down, 
Darkness  be  over  me. 

My  rest  a  stone  ; 
Yet  in  my  dreams  I  'd  be 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee,  — 

Nearer  to  Thee  ! 

There  let  the  way  appear. 

Steps  unto  heaven ; 
All  that  Thou  sendest  me, 

In  mercy  given ; 
Angels  to  beckon  me 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee,  — 

Nearer  to  Thee ! 

Then,  with  my  waking  thoughts 
Bright  with  Thy  praise, 

Out  of  my  stony  griefs 
Bethel  I  '11  raise ; 

So  by  my  woes  to  be 

Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee,  — 
Nearer  to  Thee  ! 

Or  if,  on  joj-ful  wing 

Cleaving  the  sky. 
Sun,  moon,  and  stars  forgot. 

Upward  I  fly ; 
Still  all  my  s(^ng  shall  be,  — 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee, 

Nearer  to  Thee ! 


286 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

413. 

'  O    THAT   I    HAD    WINGS  !  ' 
C.  M. 

The  bird  let  loose  in  Eastern  skies, 

Returning  fondly  home, 
Ne'er  stoops  to  eartli  her  wing,  nor  flies 

Where  idle  warblers  roam  ; 

But  high  she  shoots  through  air  and  light. 

Above  all  low  delay. 
Where  nothing  earthly  bounds  her  flight, 

Nor  shadow  dims  her  way. 

So  grant  me,  Lord,  from  every  snare 

And  stain  of  passion  free. 
Aloft,  through  faith's  serener  air, 

To  urge  my  course  to  Thee : 

No  sin  to  cloud,  no  lure  to  stay 
My  soul,  as  home  she  springs  ; 

Thy  sunshine  on  her  joyfiil  way. 
Thy  freedom  on  her  wings  ! 

414. 

'  THEY    SHALL    MOUNT    UPWARD    WITH    WINGS. 

C.  M. 

Be  Thou,  O  God !  by  night,  by  day. 
My  guide,  my  guard  from  sin. 

My  life,  my  trust,  my  light  divine. 
To  keep  me  pure  within  ; 

Pure  as  the  air,  when  day's  first  light 

A  cloudless  sky  illumes. 
And  active  as  the  lark  that  soars 

Till  heaven  shines  round  its  plumes. 

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Sri RITUAL    DESIRES. 

So  may  my  soul  iijjou  the  wings 

Of  faith  unwearied  rise, 
Till  at  the  gate  of  heaven  it  sings, 

'iMidst  lio;ht  from  Paradise. 

415. 

FOREVER   WITH    THE    LORD. 
S.  M. 

Forever  with  the  Lord  ! 
So,  Father,  let  it  be  ; 
Life  from  the  dead  is  in  that  word, 
'T  is  immortality. 

Here  in  the  body  pent, 
Absent  from  Thee  I  roam  ; 
Yet  nightly  pitch  my  moving  tent 
A  day's  march  nearer  home. 

My  Father's  house  on  high ! 
Home  of  my  soul,  how  near 
At  times  to  faith's  foreseeing  eye 
Thy  golden  gates  appear ! 

I  hear  at  morn  and  even, 
At  noon  and  midnight  hour. 
The  choral  harmonies  of  heaven 
Earth's  Babel-tongues  o'erpower. 

And  then  I  feel,  that  He, 
Remembered  or  forgot, 
The  Lord,  is  never  far  from  me. 
Though  I  perceive  Him  not. 

Forever  with  the  Lord ! 
Father,  if  't  is  Thy  will, 
The  promise  of  that  blessed  word 
Even  here  to  me  fulfil. 

087 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Be  Thou  at  my  right  hand, 
Then  can  I  never  fail ; 
Uphold  Thou  me,  and  I  shall  stand ; 
Help,  and  I  must  prevail. 


CONSECRATION    AND    RESOLUTION. 

416. 

'it  is  god  v^ho  worketh  in  you.' 

L.  M. 

Thou  strong  and  loving  God  m  man. 
Who  free'st  us  from  the  bonds  of  sin, 
'Tis  Thou  the  Hving  spark  dost  fan 
That  sets  my  heart  on  fire  within. 

In  Thee  I  find  a  nobler  birth, 
A  glory  o'er  the  world  I  see. 
And  Paradise  springs  up  on  earth 
And  blooms  for  those  who  live  in  Thee. 

Thou  openest  Thy  heaven  in  men. 

The  soul's  true  home,  Thy  kingdom.  Lord  ; 

And  I  can  trust  and  hope  again. 

And  feel  myself  akin  to  God. 

417. 

'RENEVTED   IN    HIS   IMAGE.' 
C.  M. 

I  PRAISE  and  bless  Thee,  O  my  God, 

My  Father  kind  and  true ! 
For  all  the  old  things  passed  away. 

For  all  Thou  hast  made  new. 

288 


CONSECRATION    AND    KESOLUTION. 

And  yet  how  miicli  must  be  destroyed, 
How  much  renewed  must  be, 

Ere  I  can  fully  stand  com[)lete 
In  likeness,  Lord,  to  Thee  ! 

O  God  !  work  out  Thy  heavenly  plan  ; 

Within  my  soul  unfold 
The  stature  of  the  perfect  man, 

And  Tlime  own  imao-e  mould. 


o 


418. 

NOT    DISOBEDIENT    TO    THE    HEAVENLY    VISION.' 
C.   M. 

Angel  of  God  !  whate'er  betide, 

Thy  summons  I  obey ; 
Spirit !  I  take  Thee  for  my  Guide, 

And  walk  in  Thee,  my  way. 

Me  to  Thyself,  O  God !  conform. 
And  arm  me  with  Thy  power ; 

Then,  burst  the  cloud,  descend  the  stonii. 
Or  come  the  fiery  hour ;  — 

Secure  from  danger  and  from  dread. 
Not  earth  my  soul  shall  move. 

Since  over  me  Tliy  hand  hath  spread 
The  banner  of  Thy  love. 

419. 

LIVING    WATERS. 
S.  M. 

The  fountain  in  its  source 
No  drouoht  of  summer  fears  ; 
The  ftirtlier  it  [)ursues  its  course, 
The  nobler  it  appears. 

13  2S9  s 


GOD    IN    THE   HUMAN    SOUL. 

But  shallow  cisterns  jield 
A  scanty,  short  supply ; 
The  morning  sees  them  amply  fiiled, 
At  evening  they  are  dry. 

The  cisterns  I  forsake, 
O  Fount  of  life!  for  Thee  ; 
My  thirst  with  hving  waters  slake, 
And  drink  eternity. 


420. 

RESOLUTION. 
L.   M. 

My  soul  no  more  shall  strive  in  vain, 
Slave  to  the  world,  and  slave  to  sin 
A  nobler  toil  I  will  sustam, 
A  nobler  satisfaction  win. 

I  will  resolve  with  all  my  heart, 
With  all  my  powers,  to  serve  the  Lord ; 
Nor  from  His  precepts  e'er  depart. 
Whose  service  is  a  rich  reward. 

O,  be  His  service  all  my  joy ! 
Around  let  my  example  shine. 
Till  others  love  the  blest  employ, 
And  join  in  labors  so  divine. 

O,  may  I  never  faint  nor  tire. 
Nor,  wandering,  leave  His  sacred  ways ! 
Great  God  !  accept  my  soul's  desire. 
And  give  me  strength  to  Hve  Thy  praise. 

290 


CONSECRATION    AND    RJCSOLUTION. 


421, 

SELF-DEDICATION. 
L.  M. 

O  Lord  I  Thy  heavenly  grace  impart, 
And  fix  my  fi*ail,  inconstant  heart ; 
Henceforth  my  chief  desire  shall  be 
To  dedicate  myself  to  Thee. 

Whate'er  pursuits  my  time  employ, 
One  thought  shall  liU  my  soul  with  joy ; 
That  silent,  secret  thought  shall  be. 
That  all  my  hopes  are  fixed  on  Thee. 

Thy  glorious  life  pervadeth  space  ; 
Thy  presence.  Lord,  fills  every  place  ; 
And,  wheresoe'er  my  lot  may  be. 
Still  shall  my  spirit  cleave  to  Thee. 

Renouncing  every  worldly  thing. 
And  safe  beneath  Thy  sheltering  wmg. 
My  sweetest  thought  henceforth  shall  be, 
That  all  I  want  I  find  m  Thee. 


422. 

SELF-CONSECRATION. 
C.  P.  M. 

O  God  !  to  Thee,  who  first  hast  given 
To  mortal  frame  the  spark  of  heaven, 

I  consecrate  my  powers  ; 
Thine  is  my  hoped  eternity. 
And  Thine  my  earthly  life  shall  be, 

Throuo'h  vears,  and  davs.  and  hours. 


291 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Here  at  Thy  shrine  I  bow,  resigned 
Each  strugghng  passion  of  my  mind, 

With  all  its  hopes  and  fears ; 
To  bend  each  thought  to  Thy  control 
Be  the  one  wish  that  fills  my  soul. 

Through  all  my  future  years. 


423. 

THE    DECISION. 

7s  M. 

O  MY  Father !  never  more 
From  Thy  ways  that  I  depart, 
Now  my  faihng  will  restore. 
Fix  the  purpose  of  my  heart. 

Ere  another  step  I  take 
In  my  wilfal,  wandering  way, 
Still  I  have  a  choice  to  make, 
O,  decide  my  will  to-day  ! 

Patient  love  is  waiting  still 
In  my  Father's  heart  for  me  ; 
Love,  to  bend  my  froward  will. 
Love,  to  make  me  really  free. 

Far  from  Him  what  can  I  gain  ? 
Want,  and  shame,  and  bondage  vile ; 
Better  far  to  bear  the  pain 
Of  His  yoke  a  httle  wliile. 

Father,  fast  the  moments  flee, 
O,  decide  my  will  to-day  ! 
Bind  my  heart  to  follow  Thee, 
Ere  the  song  has  died  away. 
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CONSECRATION    AND    RESOLUTION. 

424. 

THE   LOST    FOUND. 

S.   M. 

I  WAS  a  wandering  sheep ; 

I  did  not  love  the  fold, 
I  did  not  love  the  Shepherd's  voice, 

I  would  not  be  controlled. 

I  was  a  wayward  child  ; 

I  did  not  love  my  home, 
I  did  not  love  my  Father's  voice, 

I  loved  afar  to  roam. 

The  Shepherd  sought  his  sheep. 
The  Father  sought  his  child  ; 

He  followed  me  o'er  vale  and  liill. 
O'er  deserts  waste  and  wild. 
He  found  me  nigh  to  death. 
An  hungered,  faint,  and  lone  ; 

He  bound  me  with  the  bands  of  love. 
He  saved  the  wandering  one. 

I  was  a  wandering  sheep, 
I  would  not  be  controlled  ; 

But  now  I  love  my  Shepherd's  voice, 
I  love,  I  love  the  fold. 
I  was  a  wayward  child, 
I  once  preferred  to  roam, 

But  now  I  love  my  Father's  voice, 
I  love,  I  love  His  home. 


'293 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

425. 

'  A    SERVANT    OF    THE    LORD.' 
C.  M. 

0,NOT  to  fill  the  moutli  of  fame 

My  longing  soul  is  stirred  : 
But  give  me  a  diviner  name  ; 

Call  me  Thy  servant,  Lord  ! 

No  longer  would  my  soul  be  known 

As  uncontrolled  and  free  ; 
O,  not  mine  own !  O,  not  mine  own! 

Lord,  I  belong  to  Thee. 

Thy  servant  —  me  Thy  servant  choose, 
Naught  of  Thy  claim  abate  ! 

The  glorious  name  I  would  not  lose, 
Nor  change  the  sweet  estate. 

In  life,  in  death,  on  earth,  in  heaven. 

This  is  the  name  for  me  ; 
And  be  the  same  dear  title  given 

Through  all  eternity. 

426. 

OBEDIENT    SERVICE. 
L.    M. 

All-gracious  Lord  !  I  own  Thy  right 
To  every  service  I  can  pay, 
And  call  it  my  supreme  delight 
To  hear  Thy  dictates  and  obey. 

What  is  my  being  but  for  Thee, 
Its  sure  support,  its  noblest  end  ? 
Thine  ever-smiling  face  to  see. 
And  serve  the  cause  of  such  a  Friend  ? 

294 


CONSECRATION    AND    RESOLUTION. 

Thy  work,  O  God !  mine  ao;e  shall  bless 
When  youthful  vigor  is  no  more, 
And  my  last  hour  of  life  confess 
Thy  love  hath  animating  power. 

427. 

THE    CHILD    OF    GOD. 
C.  M. 

DosT  Thou,  the  High  and  Heavenly  One, 

Call  me  a  child  of  Thine  ? 
O,  may  the  spmt  of  a  son 

Declare  my  heart  divine  ! 

Not  by  the  teiTors  of  a  slave 

God's  sons  perform  His  will, 
But  with  the  noblest  powers  they  have 

His  sweet  commands  fulfil. 

They  find  access  at  every  hour 

To  Him  within  the  veil ; 
His  presence  is  their  quickening  power. 

Their  streno-th  which  cannot  fail. 

O  happy  souls  !  O  glorious  part ! 

O  overflowino;  grace  ! 
To  dwell  so  noar  the  Father's  heai't. 

And  see  His  loving  face  ! 

428. 

THE    LIBERTY    OF    THE   SONS    OF    GOD. 
C.   M. 

Thou  biddest.  Lord,  Thy  sons  be  bold ; 

Lord,  Thou  hast  set  us  free  ; 
The  dear  adoption  fast  we  hold. 

The  glorious  liberty. 

295 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Man's  statutes  do  not  wake  our  fear ; 

Man  frowns,  —  yet  smile  we  still ; 
For  us  the  unfailing  Spirit's  cheer, 

For  us  the  Eternal  will. 

Thine  own  we  are,  Almighty  One  ! 

Thine  own  would  ever  be  : 
Endless  Thy  dear  dominion. 

Our  glorious  liberty ! 


429. 

'  FOLLOWERS  OF  GOD  AS  DEAR  CHILDREN.' 
L.  M. 

We  follow.  Lord,  where  Thou  dost  lead, 
And,  quickened,  would  ascend  to  Thee, 
Redeemed  from  sin,  set  free  indeed 
Into  Thy  glorious  Hberty. 

We  cast  behind  fear,  sin,  and  death  ; 
With  Thee  we  seek  the  things  above ; 
Our  inmost  souls  Thy  spirit  breathe. 
Of  power,  of  calmness,  and  of  love. 

The  power,  'mid  worldliness  and  sin. 
To  do,  in  all,  om'  Father's  will ; 
With  Thee,  the  ™tory  to  win. 
And  bid  each  temptmg  voice  be  still. 

The  calmness  perfect  faith  inspires. 
Which  waiteth  patiently  and  long ; 
The  love  which  faileth  not,  nor  tfres, 
Triumphant  over  every  wrong. 

296 


CONSECll.VTION     AND    RESOLUTION. 

Thus  tlii'on,2;h  Thy  quickening  spu'it,  Lord, 
Thy  pert'ect  hlb  in  us  reveal, 
And  help  us,  as  we  live  to  God, 
Still  more  and  more  with  man  to  feel. 

430. 

THE    NOBLER    LIFE. 
C.   M. 

Alas  the  outer  emptiness  ! 

What  life  has  it  to  give  ! 
O,  shall  it  God's" own  fire  oppress  ? 

Soul,  wilt  thou  slightly  live  ? 

Some  joy  of  thine  own  seeking  win ; 

To  thine  own  strength  repair  ; 
Breathe,  breathe  the  awful  life  within  ; 

Feel  all  the  glory  there. 

Thyself  amid  the  silence  clear, 

The  world  far  off  and  dim. 
Thy  vision  free,  thy  God  so  near, 

Thyself  alone  with  Him ! 

The  silence  thronged,  how  gloriously, 

With  business  how  divine  ! 
God's  glory  passing  into  thee, 

All  heaven  becoming  thine  ! 

The  rapture,  mighty,  measureless, 

In  each  eternal  thing  ; 
The  mingling  with  Almightiness, 

The  dwelling  by  life's  Spring  ! 

Thus  deeply  live,  thus  greatly  watch. 

Soul,  be  thus  inly  bright, 
All  outer  things  must  smile,  must  catch 

The  strong  transcendent  li^rht. 

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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

431. 

UPWARD    AND    ONWARD. 

8,  7,  &  4s  M. 

We  the  weak  ones,  we  the  sinners, 
Would  not  m  our  poorness  stay. 

We  the  low  ones  would  be  winners 
Of  what  holy  height  we  may ; 

Ever  nearer 
To  Thy  pure  and  perfect  day. 

Shall  things  withered,  fashions  olden, 
Keep  us  from  life's  flowing  spring  ? 

Waits  for  us  the  promise  golden, 
Waits  each  new  diviner  thing. 

Onward,  onward  ! 
Why  this  faithless  tarrying  ? 

By  each  saving  word  unspoken, 
By  Thy  truth,  as  yet  half  won, 

By  each  idol  yet  unbroken. 
By  Thy  will,  yet  poorly  done. 

Hear  us,  hear  us. 
Thou  Almighty,  help  us  on ! 

Nearer  to  Thee  would  we  venture. 
Of  Thy  truth  more  largely  take. 

Upon  life  di\dner  enter. 

Into  day  more  glorious  break. 

To  the  ages. 
Fair  bequests  and  costly  make. 


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INWARD    COMMUNION. 


INWARD    COMMUNION. 

432. 

'  COMMUNE   WITH   THINE    OWN   HEART.' 
L.  M. 

O  Thou  great  God !  whose  piercing  eye 
Distinctly  marks  each  deep  recess, 
In  these  sequestered  hours  draw  nigh, 
And  with  Thy  presence  fill  the  place. 

Through  all  the  mazes  of  my  heart 
My  search  let  heavenly  wisdom  guide. 
And  still  its  radiant  beams  impart, 
Till  all  be  searched  and  purified. 

Then  with  the  visits  of  Thy  love 
Do  Thou  mme  inmost  spirit  cheer, 
Till  every  grace  shall  join  to  prove 
That  God  has  fixed  His  dwelling  here. 

433. 

'AND    BE    STILL.' 
C.   M. 

Unite,  my  roving  thoughts,  unite 

In  silence  soft  and  sweet : 
And  thou,  my  soul,  sit  gently  down 

At  thy  great  Sovereign's  feet. 

The  Almighty's  awful  voice  is  heard, 

Yet  gladly  I  attend  ; 
For  lo  !  the  Everlasting  God 

Proclaims  Himself  my  fiiend. 

299 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Harmonious  accents  to  my  soul 
The  sounds  of  peace  convey; 

The  tempest  at  His  word  subsides, 
And  winds  and  seas  obey. 

By  all  its  joys,  I  charge  my  heart 
To  gi'ieve  His  love  no  more ; 

But,  charmed  by  melody  divine, 
To  give  its  follies  o'er. 

434. 

RETIREMENT. 
C.   M. 

Far  from  the  world,  O  Lord  !  I  flee, 


From  strife  and  tumult  far ; 
:om  scenes  where  sin  is  ^ 
Its  most  successful  war. 


From  scenes  where  sin  is  wasdnp;  still 


The  calm  retreat,  the  silent  shade. 
With  prayer  and  praise  agree  ; 

And  seem  by  Thy  sweet  bounty  made. 
For  those  who  follow  Thee. 

There,  if  Thy  presence  cheer  the  soul 
And  grace  her  mean  abode, 

O,  with  what  peace,  and  joy,  and  love. 
She  communes  with  her  God ! 

There,  like  the  nightingale,  she  pours 

Her  solitary  lays  ; 
Nor  asks  a  witness  of  her  song. 

Nor  thirsts  for  human  praise. 

Author  and  Guardian  of  my  hfe. 
Sweet  Source  of  light  divine, 

And  —  all  harmonious  names  in  one  — 
My  Father  !  Thou  art  mine  I 

300 


INWARD    COMMUNION. 

435. 

'  AS    THE    HAIN.' 
L.  M. 

As  in  soft  silence  vernal  showers 
Descend  and  clieer  tlie  fainting  flowers, 
So,  in  the  secrecy  of  love. 
Falls  the  sweet  influence  from  above. 

That  heavenly  influence  let  me  find. 
In  holy  silence  of  the  mind  ; 
While'  every  o-race  revives  its  bloom, 
Diffusing  wide  its  sweet  perfume. 

436. 

DEVOUT    RETIREMENT    AND    MEDITATION. 
L.  M. 

My  God !  permit  me  not  to  be 
A  stranger  to  myself  and  Thee ; 
Amidst  a  thousand  thoughts  I  rove, 
Forgetful  of  my  highest  love. 

Why  should  my  passions  mix  with  earth, 
And  thus  debase  my  heavenly  birth  ? 
Why  should  I  cleave  to  things  below. 
And  let  my  God,  my  Saviour,  go  ? 

Call  me  away  fi'om  flesh  and  sense  ; 
One  sovereign  word  can  draw  me  thence  ; 
I  would  obey  Thy  voice  divine. 
And  all  inferior  joys  resign. 

Be  earth,  with  all  her  strife,  withdra^vn ; 

Let  noise  and  vanity  be  gone  ; 

In  secret  silence  of  the  mind. 

My  heaven,  and  there  my  God,  I  find. 


301 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

437. 

SPIRITUAL   COMMUNION. 
L.  M. 

Far  irom  my  thoughts,  vain  world,  be  gone, 
Leave  my  religious  hours  alone  ! 
From  flesh  and  sense  I  would  be  free. 
And  hold  communion.  Lord,  with  Thee. 

My  heart  grows  warm  with  holy  fire, 
And  kindles  with  a  pure  desire. 
To  find  Thy  peace,  to  taste  Thy  love, 
And  feel  Thy  presence  from  above. 

Wlien  I  can  know  that  God  is  mine, 
And  feel  my  kindred  so  divine, 
I  tread  the  world  beneath  my  feet 
And  all  that  men  call  rich  and  great. 

438. 

'BE    STILL,    AND    KNOW   THAT    I    AM    GOD.' 
L.   M. 

He  who  himself  and  God  would  know, 
Into  the  silence  let  him  go. 
And,  lifting  off  pall  after  pall, 
Reach  to  the  inmost  depth  of  all. 

Let  him  look  forth  into  the  night ; 
What  solemn  depths,  what  silent  might ! 
Those  ancient  stars,  how  calm  they  roll, — 
He  but  an  atom  'mid  the  whole ! 

And,  as  the  evening  wind  sweeps  by, 
He  needs  must  feel  His  God  as  nigh  ; 
Must  needs  that  unseen  Presence  own. 
Thus  always  near,  too  long  unknown. 

302 


INWARD    COMMUNION. 

How  small,  in  that  uplifted  hour, 
TeiiH)tation"s  lure,  and  j)assion's  power  ! 
How  weak  the  foe  that  made  him  fall, 
How  strong  the  soul  to  conquer  all ! 

A  mighty  wind  of  nobler  will 

Sends  through  his  soul  its  quickening  thrill 

No  more  a  creature  of  the  clod. 

He  knows  himself  a  child  of  God. 


439. 

THE    LIGHT    FROM    WITHIN. 
C.  M. 

I  SAW  on  earth  another  li^ht 

Than  that  which  lit  my  eye 
Come  forth,  as  from  the  soul  within. 

And  from  a  higher  sky. 

Its  beams  still  shone  unclouded  on, 

When  in  the  distant  west 
The  sun  I  once  had  known  had  sunk 

Forever  to  his  rest. 

And  on  I  walked,  thouo;h  dark  the  night. 

Nor  rose  his  orb  by  day ; 
As  one  to  wdiom  a  surer  o-uide 

Was  pointing  out  the  way. 

'Twas  brighter  far  than  noonday's  beam, 

It  shone  from  God  within  ; 
And  lit,  as  by  a  lanip  from  heaven, 

The  world's  dark  track  of  sin. 


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440. 

ENTERING    INTO    QUIET. 
7  &  6s  M.  p. 

Open,  Lord,  mine  inward  ear, 

And  bid  ray  heart  rejoice  ; 
Bid  my  quiet  spirit  hear 

The  comfort  of  Tliy  voice  ; 
Never  in  the  whirlwind  found, 
Or  where  earthquakes  rock  the  place, 
Still  and  silent  is  the  sound. 

The  whisper  of  Thy  grace. 

From  the  world  of  sin,  and  noise, 

And  hiuTy,  I  withdraw  ; 
For  the  small  and  inward  voice 

I  wait  with  humble  awe  ; 
Silent  am  I  now  and  still. 
Will  not  in  Thy  presence  move  ; 
To  my  waiting  soul  reveal 

The  secret  of  Thy  love  ! 

441. 

'  HE    SHALL   TEACH    YOU    ALL   THINGS.' 
7  &  6s  M.  p. 

Spirit,  sent  fi'om  God  above, 

To  teach  His  perfect  will, 
Lo,  I  wait  to  learn  Thy  love, 

I  tremble  and  am  still : 
To  Thy  guidance  I  submit. 
All  my  soul  to  Thee  I  bow. 
See  me  sitting  at  Thy  feet ;  — 
Speak,  Lord,  I  hear  Thee  now. 

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T  from  outward  tliinus  wltlidraw  ; 

^'o  lu'l|>  in  tlieiii  is  ibuiid; 
At  Thy  feet  I  seek  the  law ; 

I  listen  for  tlic  sound 
Wliicli  sliall  all  my  oriet' control, 
AVhicli  shall  all  my  longings  fill, 
Calm  the  tempest  of  my  soul, 

And  l)Id  the  sea  be  still. 

Mighty  Thou  in  word  and  deed. 

Do  Thou  my  Teacher  be  ! 
Thou,  by  Thine  anointing,  lead 

A  soul  that  seeks,  to  Thee ! 
Foolish  am  I  yet,  and  l)lind, 
Till  the  Truth  itself  impart. 
Chase  the  darkness  from  my  mind 

And  shine  within  my  heart. 

442. 

THE    heart's    prayer. 
p.  M. 

As,  down  in  the  sunless  retreats  of  the  ocean. 

Sweet  flowers  arc  springing  no  mortal  can  see, 
So,  deep  in  my  soul,  the  still  prayer  of  devotion, 
Unheard  by  the  world,  rises,  silent,  to  Thee, 
My  God  !  silent,  to  Thee,  — 
Pure,  warm,  silent,  to  Thee. 

As  still  to  the  star  of  its  worshij),  though  clouded, 
The  needle  points  faithfully  o"er  the  dim  sea. 
So,  dark   when   I  roam,   in   this   wintry  world 
shrouded. 
The  ho]»e  of  my  s])irit  turns,  trembling,  to  Thee, 
My  G»)d!  trend)ling,  to  Thee, — 
True,  sure,  trembling,  to  Thee. 

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443. 

•  SILENT    PRAYER. 

C.  M. 

Sweet  is  the  prayer  whose  holy  stream 

In  earnest  pleadmg  flows ; 
Devotion  dwells  upon  the  theme, 

And  warm  and  warmer  glows. 

Faith  grasps  the  blessing  she  desires, 
Hope  points  the  upward  gaze ; 

And  love,  un trembling  love,  mspires 
The  eloquence  of  praise. 

But  no  less  sweet  the  still,  small  voice, 

Unheard  by  human  ear. 
When  God  hath  made  the  heart  rejoice. 

And  dried  the  bitter  tear. 

Nor  accents  flow,  nor  words  ascend ; 

All  utterance  faileth  there  ; 
But  listening  spirits  comprehend. 

And  God  accepts  the  prayer. 

444. 

INWARD     WORSHIP. 

7s  M. 

WouLDST  thou  in  thy  lonely  hour 
Praises  to  the  Eternal  pom'  ? 
I  will  teach  thy  soul  to  be 
Temple,  hymn,  and  harmony. 

Sweeter  songs  than  poets  sing 
Thou  shalt  for  thine  offerino;  brino; ; 
Softly  murmured  hymns,  that  dwell 
In  devotion's  deepest  cell. 

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INWARD    COMMUNION. 

Know  tluit  music's  holiest  strain 
Loves  to  linger,  loves  to  reign, 
In  that  calm  of  quiet  thought 
Which  the  passions  trouble  not. 

Wouldst  thou  in  thy  lonely  houi* 
Praises  to  the  Eternal  pour  ? 
Thus  thy  soul  may  learn  to  be 
Temple,  hymn,  and  harmony. 


445. 

WHAT    IS    PRAYER  ? 
C.   M. 

Prayer  is  the  soul's  sincere  desire, 

Unuttered  or  expressed, 
The  motion  of  a  hidden  tire, 

That  trembles  in  the  breast. 

Prayer  is  the  burden  of  a  sigh, 

The  falling  of  a  tear. 
The  upward  glancing  of  an  eye, 

When  none  but  God  is  near. 

Prayer  is  the  simplest  fonn  of  speech 

That  infant  lips  can  try  ; 
Prayer,  the  sublimest  stniins  that  reach 

The  Majesty  on  high. 

Prayer  is  the  spirit  of  our  (lod 
lietuniino;  whence  it  came  ; 

Love  is  the  sacred  fire  witliin, 
And  prayer  the  rising  Hame. 

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446. 

THE    STRENGTH    OF   THE    ERRING. 
L.  M. 

Yes,  prayer  is  strong,  and  God  is  good ; 
Man  is  not  made  for  endless  ill ; 
The  offending  soul,  in  darkest  mood, 
Hath  yet  a  hope,  a  refuge  still. 

Thou,  God,  wilt  hear ;  these  pangs  are  meant 
To  heal  the  spirit,  not  destroy  ; 
And  even  remorse,  for  chastening  sent, 
When  Thou  commandest,  works  for  joy. 


447. 

PRAYER. 
C.   M. 

Our  praise  Thou  need'st  not ;  but  Thy  love 

Our  Father  and  our  Friend, 
Would  have  our  prayers  thus  soar  above. 

In  blessings  to  descend. 

Thy  secret  judgment's  depths  profound 

Still  sings  the  silent  night ; 
Thy  day  upon  His  golden  round, 

Thy  goodness  infinite. 

To  Thee  each  holier  thought  aspires ; 

But  ah  !  the  chain  still  clings : 
O,  quicken  Thou  my  faint  desires. 

And  give  my  spii-it  wings  ! 

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448. 

HEAVEN    NOT    AFAR    OFF. 
lOs  M. 

Father  !  Thy  wonders  do  not  singly  stand, 
Nor  far  removed  where  feet  have  seldom  strayed ; 
Around  us  ever  hes  the  enchanted  land, 
In  marvels  rich  to  Thine  own  sons  displayed. 

In  finding  Thee  are  all  things  round  us  found ; 
In  losing  Thee  are  all  things  lost  beside ; 
Ears  have  we,  but  in  vain  sweet  voices  sound, 
And  to  oui'  eyes  the  vision  is  denied. 

Open  our  eyes  that  we  that  world  may  see  ! 
Open  our  ears  that  we  Thy  voice  may  hear  ! 
And  in  the  spirit-land  may  ever  bo. 
And  feel  Thy  presence  with  us  always  near. 


449. 

THE    SPIRITUAL   WORLD. 
C.   M. 

There  is  a  world  eye  hath  not  seen, 
Tliat  time  can  ne'er  destroy, 

Wliere  mortal  footstep  hath  not  been, 
Nor  ear  hath  heard  its  joy. 

There  is  a  world,  —  and  O  how  blest ! 

Fairer  than  })ro})liets  told ; 
And  never  did  an  angel  guest 

One  lialf  its  peace  unfold. 

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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

And  this  pui'e  world  is  ever  bright 
With  radiance  all  its  own  ; 

The  streams  of  uncreated  hght 
Flow  round  it  frona  the  throne. 

Look  not  abroad  with  roving  minds 

To  seek  that  fair  abode ; 
Withm,  within,  the  spirit  finds 

Its  heaven  and  its  God. 

450. 

SURSUM  corda! 

C.   M. 

O,  EVER  on  our  earthly  path 

A  gleam  of  glory  lies  ; 
A  light  still  breaks  athwart  the  cloud 

That  hides  heaven  from  our  eyes  ! 

Lift  up  the  heart,  lift  up  the  mind  ! 

Until  the  grace  be  given. 
That,  while  we  travail  yet  on  earth, 

Our  hearts  may  be  in  heaven. 


TRUST    AND    PEACE. 

451. 

HYTRIN    or    TRUST. 
L.  M. 

O  Love  Divine,  that  stoop'st  to  share 
Our  sharpest  pang,  our  bitterest  tear  ! 
On  Thee  we  cast  each  earth-born  care. 
We  smile  at  pain  while  Thou  art  near. 

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Tlioiiixli  long  the  weary  way  we  tread, 
And  soiTow  crown  each  Hngering  year, 
No  yjatli  we  slmn,  no  darkness  dread, 
Our  liearts  still  whispering,  Thou  art  near. 

Wlien  drooping  pleasure  turns  to  grief. 
And  trembhng  faith  is  changed  to  fear. 
The  murmuring  wind,  the  quivering  leaf, 
Shall  softly  tell  us,  Thou  art  near. 

On  Thee  we  cast  our  burdening  woe, 
O  Love  Divine,  forever  dear ! 
Content  to  suffer,  while  we  know. 
Living  and  dying.  Thou  art  near. 

452. 

'BE    ANXIOUS    FOR    NOTHING.' 
L.  M. 

Be  still,  my  heart!  these  anxious  cares 
To  thee  are  burdens,  thorns,  and  snares 
They  cast  dishonor  on  thy  Lord, 
And  contradict  His  gracious  word. 

Brought  safely  by  His  hand  thus  far. 
Why  wilt  thou  now  give  place  to  fear? 
How  canst  thou  want  if  He  pro\'ide. 
Or  lose  thy  way  with  sucli  a  guide  ? 

Did  ever  trouble  yet  befall. 
And  He  refuse  to  hear  thy  call  ? 
And  has  He  not  His  promise  past. 
That  thou  shalt  overcome  at  last  ? 

He  wlio  has  helped  me  liitherto 
Will  help  me  all  my  journey  through. 
And  give  me  daily  cause  to  raise 
New  trophies  to  His  endless  praise. 

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453. 

PEACE,    TROUBLED    SOUL. 
L.  M. 

Peace,  troubled  soul !  Thou  need'st  not  fear, 
Thy  great  Protector  still  is  near  ;■ 
He  who  has  fed,  will  feed  thee  still ; 
Be  calm  and  sink  into  His  will ; 
Who  hears  the  ravens  when  they  ciy 
Will  all  His  children's  needs  supply. 

Peace,  doubting  heart !  distrust  not  God  ; 
Though  dark  the  valley,  steep  the  way. 
Still  lean  upon  His  staff  and  rod. 
Still  make  His  providence  thy  stay : 
A  sudden  calm  thy  soul  shall  fill ;  — 
'T  is  God,  who  whispers,  Peace,  be  still ! 


454. 

SUBMISSION. 
L.  M. 

Wait,  O  my  soul !  thy  Maker's  will ; 
Tumultuous  passions,  all  be  still ! 
Nor  let  one  murmuring  thought  arise ; 
His  ways  are  just,  His  counsels  wise. 

He  in  the  thickest  darkness  dwells ; 
In  clouds  his  purposes  conceals ; 
But,  though  his  pathways  be  unknown. 
Justice  and  Love  support  His  throne. 


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455. 

RESIGNATION. 
L.  M. 

O,  LET  my  trembling  soul  be  still, 
While  darkness  veils  this  mortal  eye, 
And  wait  Thy  wise  and  holy  will, 
Though  wrap])ed  in  fears  and  mystery  ! 
I  cannot,  Lord,  Thy  purpose  see ; 
Yet  all  is  well  since  ruled  by  Thee. 

When  mounted  on  Thy  clouded  car. 

Thou  send'st  Thy  darker  sph'its  down, 

I  can  discern  Thv  lioht  afar, 

Thy  light,  sweet  beaming  through  their  frown  ; 

And,  should  I  faint  a  moment,  then 

I  think  of  Thee,  and  smile  again. 

So,  trusting  in  Thy  love,  I  tread 

The  narrow  path  of  duty  on ; 

What  though  some  cliQi'ished  joys  are  fled  ? 

What  though  some  flattering  dreams  are  gone  ? 

Yet  purer,  nobler  joys  remain, 

And  peace  is  won  through  conquered  pain. 


456. 

RELIANCE. 

S.   M. 

Commit  thou  all  thy  griefs. 
And  ways  into  His  hands, 
To  His  sure  trust  and  tender  care, 
Who  earth  and  heaven  commands ; 

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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Who  points  the  clouds  their  course, 
Whom  winds  and  seas  obey ; 
He  shall  direct  thy  wandering  feet, 
He  shall  prepare  thy  way. 

No  profit  canst  thou  gain 
By  self-consuming  care  ; 
To  Him  commend  thy  cause,  —  His  ear 
Attends  the  softest  prayer. 

Then  on  the  Lord  rely, 
So  safe  shalt  thou  go  on  ; 
Fix  on  His  work  thy  steadfast  eye. 
So  shall  thy  work  be  done. 

457. 

'IN    WHOSE    HAND    ARE   ALL   THY   WAYS.' 
L.  M. 

God  of  my  life,  whose  gi'acious  power 
Through  varied  deaths  my  soul  hath  led. 
Or  turned  aside  the  fatal  houi'. 
Or  lifted  up  my  sinking  head ! 

In  all  my  ways  Thy  hand  I  own. 
Thy  ruling  providence  I  see  : 
Assist  me  still  my  course  to  run. 
And  still  direct  my  paths  to  Thee. 

Whither,  O,  whither  should  I  fly. 
But  to  my  loving  Father's  breast ; 
Secure  within  Thine  arms  to  lie, 
And  safe  beneath  Thy  wings  to  rest  I 

I  have  no  skill  the  snare  to  shun, 
But  Thou,  O  God !  my  wisdom  art ; 
I  ever  into  ruin  run : 
But  Thou  art  greater  than  my  heart. 

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Foolish,  and  ignorant,  and  blind. 
Lead  me  a  way  I  have  not  known  ; 
Brmg  me  where  I  my  heaven  may  find, 
The  heaven  of  lovino;  Thee  alone. 

458. 

'  THY   WILL    BE    DONE  !  ' 
L.  M. 

He  sendeth  sun.  He  sendeth  shower ; 
Alike  they  're  needful  for  the  flower ; 
And  joys  and  tears  alike  are  sent 
To  o;ive  the  soul  fit  nourishment. 
As  comes  to  me  or  cloud  or  sun, 
Father,  Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done ! 

Can  loving  children  e'er  reprove 

With  murmurs  whom  they  trust  and  love  ? 

Creator  !  I  Avould  ever  be 

A  trusting,  loving  child  to  Thee. 

As  comes  to  me  or  cloud  or  sun. 

Father,  Thy  will  not  mine  be  done ! 

(),  ne'er  will  I  at  life  repine  ! 
Enouo-h  that  Thou  hast  made  it  mine. 
When  falls  the  shadow  cold  of  death, 
I  yet  will  sing,  with  parting  breath. 
As  comes  to  me  or  shade  or  sun. 
Father,  Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done  I 

459. 

'  THY    WILL    BE    DONE  !  ' 
L.  M.  p. 

Thy  will  be  done  !     In  devious  way 
The  hurrying  stream  of  life  may  run  ; 
Yet  still  our  gratetlil  hearts  shall  say, 
Thy  will  be  done  ! 

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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Thy  will  be  done !     If  o'er  us  shine 
A  gladdening  and  a  prosperous  sun, 
This  prayer  shall  make  it  more  divine, — 
Thy  will  be  done  ! 

Thy  Avill  be  done  !    Though  shrouded  o'er 
Our  path  with  gloom,  one  comfort,  one. 
Is  oui's,  —  to  breathe,  while  we  adore. 
Thy  will  be  done  ! 


460. 

A  father's  care. 

L.  M. 

Is  there  a  lone  and  dreary  hour. 
When  worldly  pleasures  lose  their  power ; 
My  Father !  let  me  turn  to  Thee, 
And  set  each  thought  of  darkness  free. 

Is  there  a  time  of  racking  grief, 
Which  scorns  the  prospect  of  rehef ; 
My  Father !  break  the  cheerless  gloom, 
And  bid  my  heart  its  cahn  resume. 

Is  there  an  hour  of  peace  and  joy. 
When  hope  is  all  my  soul's  employ ; 
]My  Father !  still  my  hopes  will  roam, 
Until  they  rest  in  Thee,  theii*  home. 

The  noontide  blaze,  the  midnight  scene, 
The  dawn,  or  twihght's  sweet  serene. 
The  glow  of  health,  the  dying  hour, 
Shall  own  my  Father's  grace  and  power. 


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461. 

EVERY    GOOD    GIFT    FROM    THE    FATHER. 

7s  M. 

Father  !  Thy  paternal  care 
Has  my  guardian  been,  my  guide ; 
Every  hallowed  wish  and  prayer 
Has  Thy  hand  of  love  supplied : 
Thine  is  every  thought  of  bliss, 
Left  by  hours  and  days  gone  by ; 
Every  hope  Thine  ofisprmg  is. 
Beaming  from  futurity. 

Every  sun  of  splendid  ray  ; 
Every  moon  that  shines  serene  ; 
Every  morn  that  welcomes  day  ; 
Every  evening's  twilight  scene  ; 
Every  hour  which  wisdom  brings  ; 
Every  incense  at  Thy  shrine  ; 
These,  —  and  all  life's  holiest  things, 
And  its  fairest, —  all  are  Thme. 

And  for  all,  my  hymns  shall  rise 
Daily  to  Thy  gracious  throne : 
Thither  let  my-  asking  eyes 
Turn  unwearied,  righteous  One  ! 
Througli  life's  strange  vicissitude 
There  reposing  all  my  care  ; 
Tnisting  still,  through  ill  and  good. 
Fixed,  and  cheered,  and  counselled  there. 


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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

462. 

AFTER    A    SEASON    OF    DARKNESS. 
L.  M. 

When  darkness  long  has  veiled  my  mind, 
And  smiling  day  once  more  appears, 
Then,  my  Creator,  then  I  find 
The  folly  of  my  doubts  and  fears. 

Straight  I  upbraid  my  wandering  heart, 
And  blush  that  I  should  ever  be 
Thus  prone  to  act  so  base  a  part. 
Or  harbor  one  hard  thought  of  Thee. 

O,  let  me  then  at  length  be  taught, 
What  I  am  still  so  slow  to  learn. 
That  God  is  love,  and  changes  not, 
Nor  knows  the  shadow  of  a  turn ! 

Sweet  truth,  and  easy  to  repeat ! 
But,  when  my  faith  is  sharply  tried, 
I  find  myself  a  learner  yet. 
Unskilful,  weak,  and  apt  to  slide. 

But,  O  my  God !  one  look  fi:-om  Thee 
Subdues  the  disobedient  will. 
Drives  doubt  and  discontent  away. 
And  Thy  rebellious  child  is  still. 

463. 

GOD  TEMPERS  THE  WIND  TO  THE  SHORN  LAMB,- 

C.  M. 

Great  Ruler  of  all  nature's  fi:ame, 

We  own  Thy  power  divine  ; 
We  hear  Thy  breath  in  every  storm. 

For  all  the  winds  are  Thine. 

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Wide  as  they  sweep  tlieir  sounding  way, 
They  work  Thy  sovereign  will ; 

And,  awed  by  Thy  majestic  voice. 
Confusion  shall  be  still. 

Thy  mercy  tempers  every  blast 
To  those  who  seek  Thy  face  ; 

And  mingles  with  the  tempest's  roar 
The  whispers  of  Thy  grace. 

Those  gentle  whispers  let  me  hear, 

Till  all  the  tumult  cease  ; 
And  gales  of  Paradise  shall  lull 

My  weary  soul  to  peace. 

464. 

'  HE   KNOWETH   WHAT    YE    HAVE   NEED    OF.' 
C.  M. 

Author  of  good,  we  rest  on  Thee  ; 

Thme  ever  watchful  eye 
Alone  our  real  wants  can  see, 

Thy  hand  alone  supply. 

In  Thine  all-gracious  providence 

Our  cheeiiiil  hopes  confide  ; 
O,  let  Thy  power  be  our  defence, 

Thy  lo\'e  our  footsteps  guide  ! 

And  since,  by  passion's  force  subdued, 

Too  ofl:,  with  stubborn  will. 
We  blindly  shun  the  latent  good, 

And  grasp  the  specious  ill, — 

Not  what  we  wish,  but  what  we  want, 

Thy  mercy  still  supply  ! 
The  good  unasked,  O  Father  !  grant ; 

The  ill,  though  asked,  deny. 

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465. 

'  MY    TIMES    ARE    IN    THY    HAND.' 
L.  M. 

My  times  are  in  Thy  hand,  and  Thou 
Wilt  guide  my  footsteps  at  Thy  will : 
Lord  !  to  Thy  purposes  I  bow  ; 
Do  Thou  Thy  purposes  falfil. 

Life's  mighty  waters  roll  along  ; 
Thy  spirit  guides  them  as  they  roll ; 
And  waves  on  waves  impetuous  throng, 
At  Thy  command,  at  Thy  control. 

O  may  Thy  children  look  to  Thee, 
And  with  a  consecrated  will. 
Find  in  Thine  All-sufficiency 
A  claim  to  love  and  serve  Thee  still. 

466. 

'trust    in    HIM    AT    ALL   TIMES.' 
C.   M. 

Go  not  far  from  me,  O  my  God, 
Whom  all  my  times  obey  ; 

Take  ft*om  me  anything  Thou  wilt 
But  go  not  Thou  away,  — 

And  let  the  storm  that  does  Thy  work 
Deal  with  me  as  it  may. 

On  Thy  compassion  I  repose, 

In  weakness  and  distress  ; 
I  will  not  ask  for  greater  ease. 

Lest  I  should  love  Thee  less. 
O,  't  is  a  blessed  thing  for  me 

To  need  Thy  tenderness  ! 

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TRUST    AND    PEACE. 


Wlicn  T  nm  fooLle  as  a  child, 
And  fiesli  and  heart  give  way, 

Then  on  Thine  everlasting  strength 
With  passive  trust  I  stay. 

And  the  rough  Avind  becomes  a  song, 
The  darkness  shines  like  day. 

Deep  unto  deep  may  call,  but  1 
With  peaceful  heart  will  say, 

Thy  loving-kindness  hath  a  charge 
No  waves  can  wrest  away : 

Then  let  the  storm  that  speeds  me  home 
Deal  with  me  as  it  may. 


467. 

GRATEFUL   RELIANCE    ON    GOD. 
L.  M. 

How  rich  the  blessings,  O  my  God  ! 
Which  teach  this  grateful  heart  to  glow  ; 
How  kindly  poured,  and  free  bestowed, 
The  rivers  of  Thy  mercy  flow  ! 

How  calmly  rolls  the  sea  of  life  ! 
Secure  in  Thine  immortal  trust. 
The  soul  has  hushed  her  secret  strife. 
Nor  longer  shudders  at  the  dust. 

Tliough  sorrow's  cloud  awhile  o'ercast 
Tlie  dawn  of  earthly  hope  and  joy. 
She  knows  that  it  must  soon  be  past. 
And  will  unveil  eternity. 

Then  virtue's  humble  toil  and  ]M\aycr 
Shall  stand  acknowledged  at  Thy  throne, 
Triumi)hant  over  earthly  care  ; 
And  the  blest  record  Thou  wilt  own. 

U*  321  u 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

468. 

THE    COMFORTER. 
C.  M. 

Sweet  is  the  solace  of  Thy  love, 
My  Heavenly  Friend,  to  me, 

While  through  the  hidden  way  of  faith 
I  journey  home  with  Thee, 

Learning  by  quiet  thankfulness 
As  a  dear  child  to  be. 

Though  from  the  shadow  of  Thy  peace 

My  feet  would  often  stray. 
Thy  mercy  follows  all  my  steps. 

And  will  not  turn  away  ; 
Yea,  Thou  wilt  comfort  me  at  last. 

As  none  beneath  Thee  may. 

Oft,  in  a  dark  and  lonely  place, 
I  hush  my  hastened  breath, 

To  hear  the  comfortable  words 
Thy  loving  spirit  saith  ; 

And  feel  my  safety,  in  Thy  hand, 
From  every  kind  of  death. 

O,  there  is  nothing  in  the  world 
To  weigh  against  Thy  will ! 

Even  the  dark  times  I  dread  the  most 
Thy  covenant  fulfil ; 

And  when  the  pleasant  morning  dawns, 
I  find  Thee  with  me  still. 

Still  in  the  solitary  place 

I  would  awhile  abide. 
Till  with  the  solace  of  Thy  love 

My  heart  be  satisfied, 
And  all  my  hopes  of  happiness 

Stay  calmly  at  Thy  side. 

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469. 

'THOU    AKT    MY    GOD.' 
10s  M. 

Thou  art  my  God  ;   my  soul  desires  no  other ; 
For  whom  have  I  in  heaven  or  earth  but  Thee  ? 
Thou  art  my  God,  and  every  man  a  brother, 
Whom  I  must  love,  because  Thou  lovest  me. 

Thou  art  my  God ;  my  path  is  smooth  and  even. 
If  in  Thy  perfect  love  I  hope  and  trust. 
Thou  art  my  God  ;  and  I  may  enter  heaven 
On  eartli,  by  seeking  to  be  true  and  just. 

Thou  art  my  God ;  when  storms  above  me  gather. 
Thou  art  my  shield,  lest  on  my  head  they  fall : 
Thou  art  our  God ;  the  universal  Father, 
Whom  all  must  love  because  Thou  lovest  all. 

Thou  art  our  God  ;  Thy  love  must  surely  win  us, 
F'rom  sin's  alhiring  and  destructive  ways  : 
Thou  art  our  God  ;  Thy  kingdom  is  within  us, 
Thine  be  the  glory,  endless  love,  and  praise  ! 

470. 

*  IN    A    DRY    AND   THIRSTY   LAND.' 
L.   M. 

0  God  !  Tliou  art  my  God  alone, 
Early  to  Thee  my  soul  shall  cry, 
A  i)ilgrim  in  a  laud  imkiiown, 

A  thirsty  land  whose  springs  are  dry. 

Yet,  through  this  rough  and  thorny  maze, 

1  follow  hard  on  Thee,  my  God ; 
Thy  hand  unseen  u])h()lds  mv  wavs, 
I  lean  upon  Thy  stall' and  rod. 

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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Thee,  in  the  watches  of  the  night, 
AVhen  I  remember  on  my  bed. 
Thy  presence  makes  the  darkness  hght, 
Thy  guardian  wings  are  romid  my  head. 

Better  than  hfe  itself  Thy  love. 
Dearer  than  all  beside  to  me  ; 
For  whom  have  I  in  heaven  above, 
Or  what  on  earth,  compared  to  Thee ! 


471. 

'under    his    wings    SHALT   THOU   TRUST.' 
L.  M. 

Father  !  beneath  Thy  sheltering  wing 
In  sweet  security  we  rest, 
And  fear  no  evil  earth  can  bring ; 
In  hfe,  in  death,  supremely  blest. 

For  life  is  good,  whose  tidal  flow 
The  motions  of  Thy  will  obeys  ; 
And  death  is  good,  that  makes  us  know 
The  Life  divine  which  all  things  sways. 

And  good  it  is  to  bear  the  cross. 
And  so  Thy  perfect  peace  to  win ; 
And  naught  is  ill,  nor  brings  us  loss. 
Nor  works  us  harm,  save  only  sin. 

Redeemed  from  that,  we  ask  no  more, 
But  trust  the  Love  that  saves,  to  guide  ; 
The  Grace  that  yields  so  rich  a  store 
Will  grant  us  all  we  need  beside. 

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472. 

THE    CHILD    OF    GOD. 
lOs  M. 

Father  !  tliere  is  no  change  to  live  witli  Thee, 
Save  that  in  Thee  I  grow  from  day  to  day ; 
In  eacli  new  word  I  hear,  each  thing  I  see, 
I  but  rejoicing  hasten  on  my  way. 

The  morning  comes,  with  blushes  overspread. 
And  I,  new-Avakened,  find  a  morn  within  ; 
And  in  its  modest  dawn  around  me  shed. 
Thou    hear'st    the   prayer   and    the    ascending 
hymn. 

Hour  follows  hour,  the  leno-thenino;  shades  de- 

scend  ; 
Yet  they  could  never  reach  as  far  as  me. 
Did  not  Thy  love  its  kind  protection  lend. 
That  I,  Thy  child,  might  sleep  in  peace  with 

Thee. 

473. 

'when    I    AM    WEAK,    THEN    AM    I    STRONG.' 

S.  M. 

'  When  I  am  weak,  I  'm  strong,' 
The  great  apostle  cried ; 
What  did  not  to  the  earth  belong 
The  might  of  Heaven  supplied. 

'  Wlien  T  am  weak,  I  'm  strong,' 
Each  Christian  heart  repeats, 
To  tune  its  feeblest  breath  to  song. 
And  iire  its  lanoiiid  beats. 

3:5 


GOD   IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

O  lioly  Strength,  whose  ground 
Is  in  the  heavenly  land ! 
Supporting  help  alone  is  found 
In  God's  immortal  hand. 

O  Blessed,  that  appears 
When  fleshly  aids  are  spent, 
And  girds  the  mind,  when  most  it  fears, 
With  trust  and  sweet  content ! 

474. 

'though  faint  yet  pursuing.' 
lis  M. 

Though  faint,  yet  pursuing,  we  go  on  our  way ; 
The  Lord  is  our  Leader,  His  word  is  our  stay ; 
Though  suff'ring  and  sorrow  and  trial  be  near, 
The  Lord  is  our  refuge,  and  whom  can  we  fear  ? 

He  raiseth  the  fallen, He  cheereth  the  faint ; 
The  weak  and  oj^prest,  —  He  will  hear  their 

complaint ; 
The  way  may  be  weary,  and  thorny  the  road. 
But  how  can  we  falter ;  our  help  is  in  God ! 

And  to  His  green  pastures  our  footsteps   He 

leads ; 
His  flock  in  the  wilderness  kindly  He  feeds ; 
The  lambs  in  His  bosom  He  tenderly  bears  ; 
And  brings  back  the  wanderers,  safe  from  the 

snares. 

Though  clouds  may  surround  us,  our  God  is  our 

light ; 
Though  storms  rage  aromid  us,  our  God  is  our 

might ; 
So,  feint  yet  pursuing,  still  onward  we  go, 
The  Lord  is  our  Leader ;  no  fear  can  we  know. 

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475. 

'THE  SECRET  PLACE  OF  THE  MOST  HIGH.' 
L.  M. 

O,  THIS  is  blessing,  this  is  rest ! 
Into  Tliine  arms,  O  Lord !  I  flee  ; 
I  hide  me  in  Thy  faithful  breast, 
And  pour  out  all  my  soul  to  Thee. 
Now,  hushing  every  adverse  sound. 
Songs  of  defence  my  soul  surround, 
As  if  all  saints  encamped  about 
One  trusting  heart,  pursued  by  doubt. 

And  O,  how  solemn,  yet  how  sweet. 
Their  one  assured,  persuasive  strain  ! 
'  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  thy  retreat. 
Still  in  His  hands  thy  times  remain.' 

0  tender  word!  O  trutli  di\ane  ! 
Lord,  I  am  altogether  Thine  ; 

1  have  bowed  down,  I  need  not  flee ; 
Peace,  peace  is  found  in  trusting  Thee. 

And  now  I  count  supremely  kind 
The  rule  that  once  I  thought  severe  ; 
And  precious,  to  my  altered  mind, 
*At  length  Thy  kind  reproofs  appear. 
I  must  ])e  taught  what  I  would  know, 
I  must  be  led  where  I  should  go  ; 
And  all  the  Rest  ordained  for  me 
Is  to  be  found  in  trustino-  Thee. 


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476. 

'  I  WAIT  FOR  THE  LORD  ;    MY  SOUL  DOTH  WAIT.' 
10s  M. 

Father  !  I  wait  Thy  word.    The  sun  doth  stand 
Beneath  the  minghng  Hne  of  night  and  day, 
A  Kstening  servant  waiting  Thy  command, 
To  roll  rejoicing  on  its  silent  way. 

The  tongue  of  time  abides  the  appointed  hour, 
Till  on  our  ear  its  solemn  warnings  fall ; 
The  heavy  cloud  withholds  the  pelting  shower, 
Then  every  drop  speeds  onward  at  Thy  call. 

The  bu'd  reposes  on  the  yielding  bough. 
With  breast  unswollen  by  the  tide  of  song ;  — 
So  does  my  spirit  wait  Thy  presence  now. 
To  pour  Thy  praise  in  quickening  life  along. 


477. 

THE   PEACE    OF    GOD. 
C.  M. 

We  ask  not,  Father,  the  repose 
Which  comes  from  outward  rest. 

If  we  may  have  through  all  life's  woes 
Thy  peace  within  our  breast ;  — 

That  peace  which  suffers  and  is  strong. 
Trusts  where  it  cannot  see. 

Deems  not  the  trial  way  too  long, 
But  leaves  the  end  with  Thee  ;  — 

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That  peace  wliicli  tliroiigli  the  billov/s'  moan 

And  angiy  tempests'  rour 
Sends  forth  its  cahn,  nnfaltering  tone 

Of  joy  forevermore  ;  — 

That  peace  which  flows  serene  and  deep, 

A  river  in  the  soul, 
Whose  banks  a  living  verdure  keep ; 

God's  sunshine  o'er  the  whole. 


478. 

STAYED    ON    GOD. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Quiet  as  a  peaceful  river, 

Quiet  as  the  wind-hushed  seas, 

In  the  Eternal  trusting  ever, 
We  are  kept  in  perfect  peace. 

Deep  beneath  the  wanting  ocean, 
Deep  beneath  the  howling  flood. 

All  unmoved  by  its  commotion. 
Lie  the  promises  of  God. 

We  are  anchored  firmly  to  them ; 

Thouo-h  in  tatters  hano-  our  shrouds. 
Calmly  we  look  up,  and  through  them 

View  the  thunder-riven  clouds. 

This  our  constant  heart  consoleth. 
And  we  will  not  be  afraid  ;  — 

God,  our  heavenly  Father,  ruleth. 
All  our  hope  on  Him  is  stayed. 

8S9 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 


479. 

THE    CALM    OF    THE    SOUL. 
11   &  lOs  M. 

When  winds  are  raging  o'er  the  upper  ocean, 
And  billows  wild  contend  witli  angry  roar, 

'T  is  said,  far  down  beneath  the  wild  commotion, 
That  peaceful  stillness  reigneth  evermore. 

Far,  far  beneath,  the  noise  of  tempests  dieth, 
And  silver  waves  chime  ever  peacefully, 

And  no  rude  storm,  how  fierce  soe'er  it  flieth, 
Disturbs  the  sabbath  of  that  deeper  sea. 

So  to  the  heart  that  knows  Thy  love,  O  Purest  I 
There  is  a  temple,  sacred  evermore, 

And  all  the  Babel  of  life's  angry  voices 

Dies  in  hushed  stillness,  at  its  peaceful  door. 

Far,  far  away,  the  roar  of  passion  dieth, 

And  loving  thoughts  rise  calm  and  peacefully ; 

And  no  rude  storm,  how  fierce  soe'er  it  flieth, 
Distm'bs  the  soul  that  dwells,  O  Lord  !  in  Thee. 


480. 

'if     he     GIVETH     QUIET,     WHO     CAN     MAKE 
TROUBLE  ?  ' 

lOs  M. 

Quiet  from  God !  how  beautiful  to  keep 
This  treasure,  the  All-merciful  hath  given ; 
To  feel,  when  we  awake  and  when  we  sleep, 
Its  incense  round  us,  like  a  breath  from  heaven  ! 

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To  sojourn  in  the  world,  and  yet  npnrt ; 

To  dwL'U  with  God,  and  still  with  man  to  feel ; 

To  bear  about  forever  in  the  heart 

The  gladness  which  His  spirit  doth  reveal  1 

Who  shall  make  trouble,  then  ?    Not  evil  minds, 
Which  like  a  shadow  o'er  creation  lower ; 
The  soul  which  peace  hath  thus  attundd  finds 
How  strong  within  doth  reign  the  Calmer's  power. 

What  shall  make  trouble  ?   Not  the  holy  thought 
Of  the  departed ;  that  will  be  a  part 
Of  those  undying  things  His  peace  hath  wrought 
Into  a  world  of  beauty  in  the  heart. 

What  shall  make  trouble  ?  Not  slow-wasting  pain, 
Nor  even  the  threatening,  certain  stroke  of  death  ; 
These  do  but  wear  away,  then  break,  the  chain 
Which  bound  the  spirit  down  to  things  beneath. 

481. 

GOD    ALL   IN    ALL. 
L.  M. 

Thou  hidden  Source  of  calm  repose, 
Thou  all-sufficient  Love  divine. 
My  helj)  and  refuge  from  my  foes  ! 
Secure  I  am,  if  Thou  art  mine. 
And  lo  !  from  sin  and  grief  and  shame, 
I  hide  me,  Father,  in  Thy  name. 

O  God  !  my  all  in  all  Thou  art ; 
My  rest  in  toil,  my  ease  in  pain ; 
The  healing  of  my  broken  heart; 
In  strife  my  peace  ;  in  loss  my  gain  ; 
My  smile  beneath  the  tyrant's  frown  ; 
In  shame,  my  glory  and  my  crown  ;  — 

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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

In  -^ant,  my  plentiful  supply ; 
In  weakness,  my  almighty  power ; 
In  bonds,  my  perfect  liberty  ; 
My  light  in  sorrow's  darkest  hour ; 
My  swift  redemption  when  I  fall ; 
My  life  in  death  ;  my  all  in  all ! 


482. 

'how  precious  are  thy  thoughts  unto  me.' 

L.  M. 

How  precious  are  Thy  thoughts  of  peace, 

0  God  I  to  me  ;  how  great  the  sum  ! 
New  every  morn,  they  never  cease  : 
They  were,  they  are,  and  yet  shall  come, 
In  number,  and  in  compass,  more 
Than  ocean's  sand,  than  ocean's  shore. 

How  from  Thy  presence  should  I  go, 
Or  whither  from  Thy  spirit  flee, 
Since  all  above,  around,  below, 
Exists  in  Thine  unmensity  ? 

1  feel  Thine  all-controllmg  will, 
And  Thy  right  hand  upholds  me  still. 

Search  me,  O  God  !  and  know  my  heart ; 
Try  me ;  my  secret  soul  survey ; 
And  warn  Thy  servant  to  depart 
From  every  false  and  evil  way  : 
So  shall  Thy  truth  my  guidance  be 
To  life  and  immortahty. 


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483. 

ENTIRE    SUBMISSION. 
C.  M. 

One  pmycr  I  haye,  —  all  prayers  in  one, 

When  I  am  wholly  Thine  ; 
Thy  will,  my  God,  Thy  will  be  done. 

And  let  that  will  be  mine. 

All-wise,  almighty,  and  all-good, 

In  Thee  I  hrmly  trust ; 
Thy  ways,  unknown  or  understood. 

Are  merciful  and  just. 

May  I  remember  that  to  Thee 

Whate'er  I  have  I  owe  ; 
And  back  in  gratitude  from  me 

May  all  Thy  bounties  flow. 

Thy  gifts  are  only  then  enjoyed. 

When  used  as  talents  lent ; 
Those  talents  only  well  employed, 

When  in  Thy  service  spent. 

And  though  Thy  wisdom  takes  away, 

Shall  I  arraign  Thy  will  ? 
No ;  I  will  bless  Thy  name,  and  say 

The  Lord  is  gracious  still. 

484. 

A    HYMN    OF    PERFECT    TRUST. 

c.  :^L 

While  Thee  I  seek,  Protectino;  Power  ! 

Be  my  vain  wishes  stilled ; 
And  may  this  consecrated  hour 

AVith  better  hopes  be  filled. 

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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Thy  love  the  powers  of  thought  bestowed 
To  Thee  my  thoughts  would  soar ; 

Thy  mercy  o'er  my  life  has  flowed ; 
That  mercy  I  adore  ! 

In  each  event  of  life,  how  clear 

Thy  ruling  hand  I  see  ! 
Each  blessing  to  my  soul  more  dear, 

Because  conferred  by  Thee. 

In  every  joy  that  cro^vns.  my  days. 

In  every  pain  I  bear, 
My  heart  shall  find  delight  in  praise. 

Or  seek  rehef  in  prayer. 

When  gladness  wings  my  favored  hour, 
Thy  love  my  thoughts  shall  fill ; 

Resigned,  when  storms  of  sorrow  lower. 
My  soul  shall  meet  Thy  will. 

My  lifted  eye,  without  a  tear. 
The  gathering  storm  shall  see ; 

My  steadfast  heart  shall  know  no  fear ; 
That  heart  shall  rest  on  Thee  ! 


485. 

LOOKING    UNTO   GOD. 
C.  H.  M. 

I  LOOK  to  Thee  in  every  need. 

And  never  look  in  vain  ; 
I  feel  Thy  strong  and  tender  love, 

And  all  is  well  ao;ain  : 
The  thought  of  Thee  is  mightier  far 
Than  sin  and  pain  and  son'ow  are. 

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DIscoiirao-ed  in  the  work  of  life, 

Dislieartened  by  its  load, 
Shamed  by  its  failures  or  its  fears, 

I  sink  beside  the  road ;  — 
But  let  me  only  think  of  Thee, 
And  then  new  heart  springs  up  in  me. 

Thy  calmness  bends  serene  above, 

^ly  restlessness  to  still ; 
Around  me  flows  Thy  quickening  life, 

To  nerve  my  faltering  will ; 
Thy  presence  fills  my  solitude  ; 
Thy  providence  tm^ns  all  to  good. 

Embosomed  deep  in  Thy  dear  love. 
Held  in  Thy  law,  I  stand ; 

Thy  hand  in  all  things  I  behold. 
And  all  things  in  Thy  hand ; 

Thou  leadest  me  by  unsought  ways. 

And  turn'st  my  mourning  into  praise. 


486. 

ALL   AS    GOD   WILLS. 
C.   M. 

All  as  God  wills  !  who  wisely  heeds 

To  give  or  to  withhold. 
And  knoweth  more  of  all  my  needs 

Than  all  my  prayers  have  told. 

Enough,  tliat  blessings  undeserved 
Have  marked  my  erring  track  ; 

That,  wheresoe'er  my  feet  have  swerved. 
Thy  chastening  turned  me  back ; 

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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

That  more  and  more  a  pro'vadence 

Of  love  is  understood, 
Making  the  springs  of  time  and  sense 

Bricrht  with  eternal  o;ood  ; 

That  death  seems  but  a  covered  way 

Which  opens  into  light, 
Wherein  no  bhnded  child  can  stray 

Beyond  the  Father's  sight. 

No  longer  forward  or  behind 

I  look,  in  hope  or  fear, 
But  grateful  take  the  good  I  find, 

God's  blessmg,  now  and  here. 


FAITH    AND    JOY. 

487. 

SEEING    THE   INVISIBLE. 
L.   M. 

Eternal  and  immortal  King  ! 
Thy  peerless  splendors  none  can  bear ; 
But  darkness  veils  seraphic  eyes. 
When  God  with  all  His  glory 's  there. 

Yet  Faith  can  pierce  the  awful  gloom, 
The  great  Invisible  can  see  ; 
And  with  its  tremblings  mingle  joy, 
In  fixed  regard,  great  God  !  to  Thee. 

Then  every  tempting  form  of  sin, 
Shamed  in  Thy  presence,  disappears  ; 
And  all  the  glowing  raptured  soul 
The  lilveness  it  contemplates  wears. 

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FAITH    AND    JOY. 

O  ever  conscious  to  my  lieart  1 
Witness  to  its  supreme  desire : 
Beliold  it  presseth  on  to  Thee, 
For  it  hath  cauglit  the  heavenly  fire. 

This  one  petition  would  it  urge, 
To  bear  Thee  ever  in  its  sight ; 
In  life,  in  death,  in  worlds  unknown, 
Its  only  portion  and  delight ! 


488. 

SONG    OF    FAITH. 
L.    M. 

Sing  to  the  Lord,  who  loud  proclaims 
His  various  and  His  saving  names  ! 
O,  may  they  not  be  heard  alone, 
But  by  our  sure  experience  known ! 

Through  every  age.  His  gracious  ear 
Is  open  to  His  servants'  prayer ; 
Nor  can  one  humble  soul  complain 
That  it  hath  sought  Its  God  in  vain. 


What  unbelieving  heart  shall  dare 

In  whispers  to  suggest  a  fear, 

While  still  He  owns  His  ancient  name, 

The  same  His  power.  His  love  the  same ! 

To  Thee  our  souls  in  faith  arise ; 
To  Thee  we  lift  expectant  eyes. 
And  boldly  through  the  desert  tread, 
For  God  will  guard  where  God  shall  lead. 

15  337  V 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

489. 

« 

GOD    OUR    SHEPHERD. 

^lls  M. 

The   Lord   is   my  Shepherd,  no  want  shall  I 

know ; 
.1  feed  m  green  pastures,  safe  folded  I  rest ; 
He  leadeth  my  soul  where  the  still  waters  flow, 
Restores  me  when  wandering,   redeems  when 

opprest. 

Through  the  valley  and  shadow  of  death  though 

I  stray, 
Since  Thou  art  my  guardian,  no  evil  I  fear ; 
Thy  rod  shall  defend  me.  Thy  staff  be  my  stay ; 
No  harm  can  befall  with  my  Comforter  near. 

In  the  midst  of  affliction  my  table  is  spread  ; 
With   blessings   unmeasured   my  cup   runneth 

o'er ; 
With  perhime  and  oil  Thou  anointest  my  head  ; 
O,  what  can  I  ask  of  Thy  providence  more ! 

Let  goodness  and  mercy,  my  bountifiil  God, 
Still  follow  my  steps  till  I  meet  Thee  above ; 
I  seek,  by  the  path  which  my  forefathers  trod. 
Through  the  land  of  their  sojourn.  Thy  king- 
dom of  love. 

490. 

GOD    OUR    SHEPHERD. 
C.    M. 

My  Shepherd  is  the  Living  Lord, 

I  therefore  nothing  need  ; 
In  pastures  fair,  near  pleasant  streams, 

He  setteth  me  to  feed. 


FAITH    AND    JOY. 

He. shall  convert  and  olad  my  soul, 
And  l)ring  my  mind  in  frame 

To  walk  in  paths  of  righteousness, 
For  His  most  holy  name. 

Yea,  though  I  walk  the  darksome  vale, 

Yet  will  I  fear  no  ill ; 
Thy  rod  and  staff  they  comfort  me, 

And  Thou  art  with  me  still. 

Even  in  the  presence  of  my  foes, 
My  table  Thou  shalt  spread  ; 

Thou  wilt  fill  full  my  cup,  and  Thou 
Anointed  hast  my  head. 

Through  all  my  life  Thy  favor  is 

So  frankly  shown  to  me, 
That  in  Thy  house  forevermore 

My  dwelling-place  shall  be. 

491. 

THE    HEAVENLY    SHEPHERD. 
7s  M. 

Lo,  my  Shepherd's  hand  divine  ! 
Want  shall  never  more  be  mine. 
In  a  pasture  fiiir  and  large 
He  shall  feed  His  happy  charge. 
And  my  couch  with  tenderest  care 
'Midst  the  springing  grass  prepare. 

When  I  faint  with  summer's  heat. 
He  shall  lead  my  weary  feet 
To  the  streams  that,  still  and  slow. 
Through  the  verdant  meadow  flow : 
When  through  devious  paths  I  stray, 
He  shall  teacli  the  better  way. 

339 


GOD    IN    THE   HUMAN    SOUL. 

Thougli  tlie  dreary  vale  I  tread, 
By  the  shades  of  death  o'erspread, 
I  shall  walk  from  terror  free, 
While  each  needed  strength  I  see 
By  Thy  rod  and  staff  supplied  ; 
This  my  guard,  and  that  my  guide. 

Thou  my  plenteous  board  hast  spread ; 
Thou  with  oil  refreshed  my  head ; 
Filled  by  Thee,  my  cup  o'erflows ; 
For  Thy  love  no  limit  knows  ; 
And  unto  my  latest  end 
Thou  my  footsteps  shalt  attend. 

492. 

JOY    IN    THE    LORD. 
S.  M.  p. 

My  Shepherd's  mighty  aid, 
His  dear  redeeming  love. 
His  all-protecting  power  displayed, 
I  joy  to  prove. 
Led  onward  by  my  Guide, 
I  tread  the  beauteous  scene. 
Where  tranquil  waters  gently  glide 
Through  pastures  green. 

In  error's  maze  my  soul 
Shall  wander  now  no  more  ; 
His  spirit  shall,  with  sweet  control. 
The  lost  restore ; 
My  willing  steps  He  '11  lead 
In  paths  of  righteousness  ; 
His  power  defend,  His  bounty  feed. 
His  mercy  bless. 

340 


FAITH    AND    JOY. 

Affliction's  (loopcst  o;loom 
SliiiU  but  His  love  display; 
He  Avill  the  vale  of  death  illiune 
AVitli  living  ray. 
I  lean  upon  His  rod, 
And  tluinkf'ully  adore  ; 
My  heart  shall  vindicate  my  God 
Forevermore. 

His  goodness  ever  nigh, 
Plis  mercy  ever  free, 
Shall  while  I  live,  shall  when  I  die, 
Still  follow  me. 
Forever  shall  my  soul 
His  boundless  blessings  prove. 
And,  while  eternal  ages  roll. 
Adore  and  love. 


493. 

'WHY    ART    THOU    CAST   DOWN,    MY    SOUL?' 
S.    M. 

We  pray  for  truth  and  peace ; 

With  weary  hearts  we  ask 
Some  rest  in  which  our  souls  may  cease 

From  hfe's  perplexing  task. 

We  weep  —  yet  none  is  found  ; 

We  weep  —  yet  hope  gi'ows  faint ; 
And  deeper  in  its  mournful  sound 

Goes  up  our  wild  complaint. 

Only  to  living  faith 
The  promises  are  sho"\\Ti ; 
And  by  the  love  that  passes  death 
The  rest  is  won  alone. 

341 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Be  ours  the  earnest  heart, 
Be  ours  the  steady  will, 
To  work  in  silent  faith  our  part ; 
For  God  is  working  still. 

Then  newer  lights  shall  rise 

Above  these  clouds  of  sin, 
And  heaven's  unfolding  mysteries 

To  glad  our  souls  begin. 

Our  hearts  from  fear  and  wrong 

Shall  win  their  fall  release, 
With  God's  own  might  forever  strong, 

And  calm  with  God's  own  peace. 

494. 

THE    MIGHT    OF    FAITH. 
11   &  lOs  M. 

We  will  not  weep  ;  for  God  is  standing  by  us, 
And  tears  will  blind  us  to  the  blessed  sight ; 

We  will  not  doubt ;  —  if  darkness  still  doth  try  us. 
Our  souls  have  promise  of  serenest  light. 

We  will  not  faint ;  —  if  heavy  burdens  bind  us. 
They  press  no  harder  than  our  souls  can  bear, 

The  thorniest  way  is  lying  still  behind  us. 
We  shall  be  braver  for  the  past  despair. 

O,  not  in  doubt  shall  be  our  journey's  ending  ! 

Sin  with  its  fears  shall  leave  us  at  the  last ; 
All  its  best  hopes  in  glad  fulfilment  blending, 

Life  shall  be  with  us  when  the  Death  is  past. 

Help  us,  O  Father !  —  when  the  world  is  pressing 
On  our  frail  hearts,  that  faint  without  their 
Friend ; 

Help  us,  O  Father  !   let  Thy  constant  blessing 
Strengthen  our  weakness,  till  the  joyful  end. 

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FAITH    AND    JOY. 

495. 

'  HE  SHALL  GIVE  HIS  ANGELS  CHARGE  OVER  THEE.' 

7s  M. 

*   They,  who  on  the  Lord  rely, 

Safely  dwell,  though  danger  's  nigh  ; 
Lo,  His  sheltering  wings  are  spread 
O'er  each  faithful  servant's  head. 

Vain  temptation's  wily  snare  ; 
They  shall  be  the  Father's  care ; 
Harmless  flies  the  shaft  by  day, 
Or  in  darkness  wings  its  way. 

When  they  wake,  or  when  they  sleep, 
Angel  guards  their  vigils  keep ; 
Death  and  danger  may  be  near. 
Faith  and  love  can  never  fear. 

496. 

THE    REPOSE    OF    FAITH. 
L.  M. 

O  Father  !  gladly  we  repose 
Our  souls  on  Thee,  who  dwell'st  above, 
And  bless  Thee  for  the  peace  which  flows 
From  faith  in  Thine  encirclino;  love. 

Though  every  earthly  trust  may  break, 
Infinite  might  belongs  to  Thee  ; 
Though  every  earthly  friend  forsake. 
Unchangeable  Thou  still  wilt  be. 

Though  griefs  may  gather  darkly  round. 
They  cannot  veil  us  from  Thy  sight ; 
Though  vain  all  human  aid  be  found. 
Thou  every  giief  canst  turn  to  light. 

343 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

All  tilings  Thy  wise  designs  fulfil, 
In  eartli  beneath,  and  heaven  above, 
And  good  breaks  out  from  ever  ill, 
Through  faith  in  Thine  encircling  love. 

497. 

ALL   THINGS    WORK    FOR   GOOD. 
L.   M. 

We  all,  O  Father!  all  are  Thine  ; 
All  feel  Thy  providential  care  ; 
And,  through  each  varymg  scene  of  life. 
Alike  Thy  constant  love  we  share. 

And  whether  grief  oppress  the  heart ; 
Or  whether  joy  elate  the  breast ; 
Or  life  still  keep  its  little  course  ; 
Or  death  invite  the  heart  to  rest ;  — 

All  are  Thy  messengers,  and  all 
Thy  sacred  pleasui'e,  Lord,  obey  ; 
And  all  are  training  man  to  dwell 
Nearer  to  heaven,  and  nearer  Thee. 

498. 

ALL   IS    OF    GOD. 
10s  M, 

All  is  of  God ;  if  He  but  wave  His  hand. 
The  mists  collect,  the  rain  falls  thick  and  loud. 
Till  with  a  smile  of  light  on  sea  and  land, 
Lo,  He  looks  back  from  the  departing  cloud. 

Angels  of  life  and  death  alike  are  His ; 
Without  His  leave  they  pass  no  threshold  o'er ; 
Who,  then,  would  wish  or  dare,  believing  this, 
Ao-ainst  His  messeno;ers  to  shut  the  door? 

344 


FAITH    AND    JOY. 

499. 

IN    CALM    AND    STOllM. 

S.    M. 

If,  on  a  quiet  sea, 
Toward  lieaven  we  calmly  sail. 
With  grateful  hearts,  O  God !  to  Thee 
We  owe  the  favoring  gale. 

But  should  the  surges  rise, 
And  rest  delay  to  come. 
Blest  be  the  sorrow,  kind  the  storm, 
Which  drives  us  nearer  home  ! 

Soon  shall  our  doubts  and  fears 
All  yield  to  Thy  control ; 
Thy  tender  mercies  shall  illume 
The  midnio'ht  of  the  soul. 

Teach  us  in  every  state 
To  make  Thy  will  our  own. 
And,  when  the  joys  of  sense  depart, 
To  hve  by  faith  alone. 

500. 

IN    GLORY    AND    IN    GLOOM. 
C.  M. 

At  times  on  Tabor's  heio-lit  I  stand; 

God's  form  is  clothed  in  light ; 
The  cloud  of  glory  circles  me 

And  puts  my  fears  to  flight. 

At  times  He  cometh  in  the  dark. 

Upon  the  stormy  wave  : 
Welcome  the  storm  that  brings  my  Lord! 

He  cometh  but  to  save. 

15*  345 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

501. 

A    HEART    STAYED    UPON    GOD. 
L.  M. 

My  God  protects ;  my  fears  begone  ! 
What  can  the  Rock  of  Ages  move  ! 
Safe  in  Thine  arms  I  lay  me  down, 
Thine  everlastino;  arms  of  love. 

While  Thou  art  intimately  nigh, 
Who,  who  shall  violate  my  rest  ? 
All  powers  of  evil  I  defy  ; 
I  lean  upon  my  Father's  breast. 

I  rest  beneath  the  Almighty's  shade. 
My  griefs  expire,  my  troubles  cease ; 
Thou,  Lord,  on  whom  my  soul  is  stayed, 
Wilt  keep  me  still  in  perfect  peace. 

502. 

THE    POWDER    OF    THE    CROSS. 
C.    M. 

My  God  I  in  life's  most  doubtful  hour, 

In  sharpest  pains  of  death. 
Who  waits  on  Thee  hath  peace  and  power ; 

Thou  present  Help  of  faith  ! 

Help  me,  O  God  !  to  seek,  —  to  win. 
Through  struggles  and  through  prayer, 

The  faith  which  frees  my  soul  from  sin. 
And  brings  Thy  blessing  there. 

So  shall  my  cross  of  conquered  shame 

My  fainting  brothers  raise. 
So  Thy  triumphant  mercy  flame 

Around  my  path  of  praise. 

346 


FAITH    AND    JOY. 

And  cartli,  with  all  its  pain  and  toil, 
By  love's  pure  presence  blest, 

Shall  wear  the  calm  celestial  smile 
Of  heaven's  eternal  rest. 

503. 

THE   V^ILL    OF    GOD. 
C.   M. 

He  always  wins  who  sides  with  God, 

To  him  no  chance  is  lost, 
God's  will  is  sweetest  to  him  when 

It  triumphs  at  his  cost. 

Ill  that  God  blesses  is  our  good. 

And  unblest  good  is  ill ; 
And  all  is  right  that  seems  most  wrong, 

If  it  be  His  dear  will. 

When  obstacles  and  trials  seem 

Like  prison- walls  to  be, 
I  do  the  little  I  can  do. 

And  leave  the  rest  to  Thee. 

I  have  no  cares,  O  blessed  Will ! 

For  all  my  cares  are  Thine ; 
I  live  in  triumph,  Lord !  for  Thou 

Hast  made  Thy  triumphs  mine. 

504. 

STRENGTH  FROM  STRUGGLE. 

7  &   6s  *M. 

Growls  dark  thy  path  before  thee  ? 

Press  on  !  still  undismayed  ; 
Heaven  shines  resplendent  o'er  thee, 

Though  earth  be  wrapped  in  shade. 

317 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

And  God,  thy  trust,  liath  given, 
With  word  from  swerving  free, 

The  angels  of  high  heaven 
A  charge  concerning  thee. 

Then,  though  thy  feet  may  falter 

Even  at  the  early  morn, 
And  from  hope's  burning  altar 

The  light  may  be  withdrawn,  — 

Yet  from  thy  self-prostration 
Thou  shalt  awake  in  power  ; 

From  tears  and  lamentation. 
To  conquest  every  hour. 

Strong  in  thy  perfect  weakness, 
Thy  strength  shall  never  fail ; 

Mighty  in  holy  meekness. 
Thine  arm  shall  still  prevail. 

505. 

'BE    OF    GOOD    COURAGE.' 
S.  M. 

Give  to  the  winds  thy  fears  ! 
Hope,  and  be  undismayed  ! 
God  hears  thy  sighs,  and  counts  thy  tears  ; 
God  shall  lift  up  thy  head. 

Through  waves,  through  clouds  and  storms, 
He  gently  clears  thy  way ; 
Wait  thou  His  time,  so  shall  the  night 
Soon  end  in  joyous  day. 

He  everywhere  hath  rule. 
And  all  things  serve  His  might ; 
His  every  act  pure  blessing  is. 
His  path,  unsullied  light. 

348 


FAITH    AND    JOY. 

Tliou  compreliend'st  Him  not ; 
Yet  earth  and  heaven  tell, 
God  sits  as  sovereign  on  the  throne ; 
He  ruleth  all  things  well. 

Thou  seest  our  weakness,  Lord, 
Our  hearts  are  known  to  Thee ; 
O,  lift  Thou  up  the  sinking  hand. 
Confirm  the  feeble  knee  ! 

Let  us,  in  life  or  death, 
Boldly  Thy  truth  declare  ; 
And  puijlish,  with  our  latest  breath, 
Thy  love  and  guardian  care. 

506. 

FAITH. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Call  the  Lord  thy  sure  salvation. 
Rest  beneath  the  Almighty's  shade  ; 

In  His  secret  habitation 

Dwell,  nor  ever  be  dismayed ! 

There  no  tumult  can  alarm  thee. 
Thou  shalt  dread  no  hidden  snare. 

Guile  nor  violence  shall  harm  thee. 
In  eternal  safeo;uard  there. 

There,  though  winds  and  waves  are  swelling, 
God  shall  bear  thee  safe  through  all ; 

Plague  shall  not  come  nigh  thy  dwelling. 
Thee  no  evil  shall  befall. 


He  shall  charge  His  angel  legions 
Watch  and  ward  o'er  thee  to  keep. 

Though  thou  walk  through  hostile  regions, 
Though  in  desert  wilds  thou  sleep. 

340 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Since,  with  pure  and  firm  affection, 
Thou  on  God  hast  set  thy  love, 

With  the  wings  of  His  protection 
"He  shall  shield  thee  from  above. 


507. 

'  I    WILL    LIFT    UP    MINE    EYES.' 
L.  M. 

Up  to  those  bright  and  gladsome  hills 
Whence  flows  my  weal  and  mirth, 
I  look,  and  sigh  for  Him  who  fills. 
Unseen,  both  heaven  and  earth. 

He  is  alone  my  help  and  hope. 
That  I  shall  not  be  moved ; 
His  w^atchfal  eye  is  ever  ope, 
And  guardeth  His  beloved. 

This  glorious  God  is  my  soul's  stay. 
He  is  my  sun  and  shade ; 
The  cold  by  nighty  the  heat  by  day. 
Neither  shall  me  invade. 

Whether  abroad,  amid  the  crow'd, 
Or  else  within  my  door. 
He  is  my  pillar  and  my  cloud. 
Now  and  forevermore. 

508. 

*  TO    THE    HILLS    WHENCE    COMETH    MY    HELP. 

7   &  6s  M.  p. 

To  the  hills  I  lift  mine  eyes, 

The  everlasting  hills ; 
Streaming  thence,  in  fi'esh  supplies. 

My  soul  the  Spirit  feels  : 

350 


FAITH    AND    JOY. 

Will  He  not  His  help  afFord  ? 
Help,  while  yet  I  ask,  is  given ; 
God  comes  down ;  the  mighty  Lord, 
Who  made  both  earth  and  heaven. 

Faithful  soul,  pray  always ;  pray, 

And  in  thy  God  confide  ; 
He  thy  feeble  steps  shall  stay, 

Nor  suffer  them  to  slide. 
Lean  upon  Thy  Father's  breast. 
He  thy  quiet  spirit  keeps  ; 
Rest  in  Him,  securely  rest ; 

Thy  watchman  never  sleeps. 


509. 

'  GOD    IS    MY    STRENGTH    AND    MY    SALVATION.' 

7   &  6s   M. 

God  is  my  strong  salvation, 

What  foe  have  I  to  fear  ? 
Li  darkness  and  temptation, 

My  light,  my  help  is  near. 
Though  hosts  encamp  around  me, 

Firm  m  the  fight  I  stand ; 
What  terror  can  confound  me 

With  God  at  my  right  hand  ? 


Place  on  the  Lord  reliance. 

My  soul,  with  courage  wait ; 
His  truth  be  thine  affiance. 

When  faint  and  desolate. 
His  might  thy  heart  shall  strengthen, 

His  love  thy  joy  increase, 
Mercy  thy  days  shall  lengthen. 

The  Lord  will  give  thee  peace. 


351 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

510. 

'  I    WILL   EXTOL   THEE,    O    LORD  !  ' 
6  &  5s  M. 

Yea,  I  will  extol  Thee, 

Lord  of  life  and  light ! 
For  Thine  arm  uj^held  me, 

Turned  mv  foes  to  flio-ht. 

I  implored  Thy  succor, 
Thou  wast  swift  to  save. 

To  heal  my  wounded  spirit. 
And  bring  me  from  the  grave. 

Grief  may,  like  the  pilgrim, 
Through  the  niglit  sojourn, 

Yet  shall  joy,  to-morrow, 
With  the  sun  return. 

Thou  hast  turned  my  mourning 

Into  minstrelsy ; 
Girded  me  with  gladness. 

Set  from  thraldom  free. 

Thee  my  ransomed  powers 
Henceforth  shall  adore  ; 

Thee,  my  great  Deliverer, 
Bless  forevermore. 

511. 

'  FATHER,    GLORIFY   THY   NAME  !  ' 

7s  M. 

Father,  glorify  Thy  name ! 
Whatsoe'er  our  portion  be. 
Wheresoever  led  by  Thee, 
If  to  glory,  —  if  to  shame,  — • 
Father,  glorify  Thy  name  ! 


352 


FAITH    AND    JOY. 

Let  Thy  name  be  2;lorified  ! 
If  in  doubt  and  darkness  lost, 
Hope  deceived  and  purpose  crost, 
Nauo;]it  amiss  can  e'er  betide,  — 
Let  Thy  name  be  glorified! 

Father,  glorify  Thy  name ! 

Vain  and  blind  our  wishes  are ; 
This  can  be  no  idle  prayer. 
This  can  be  no  worthless  claim,  — 
Father,  glorify  Thy  name  I 

512. 

FAITH. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Kno\^«,  my  soul,  thy  full  salvation  ; 

Rise  o'er  sin  and  fear  and  care  ; 
Joy  to  find  in  every  station. 

Something  still  to  do  and  bear. 
Think  what  spirit  dwells  within  thee, 

Think  what  Father's  smiles  are  thine ; 
Think  that  Jesus  died  to  win  thee  ; 

Child  of  heaven,  canst  thou  repine  ? 

Go,  then,  earthly  fame  and  treasure; 

Come,  disaster,  scorn  and  pain ! 
In  Thy  service  pain  is  pleasure, 

With  Thy  favor  loss  is  gain. 
I  have  learned  to  call  Thee  Father, 

I  have  fixed  my  heart  on  thee  ; 
Stonus  may  howl,  and  clouds  may  gather, 

All  must  work  for  good  to  me. 

Man  may  trouble  and  distress  me, 
'T  will  but  drive  me  to  Thy  breast; 

Life  with  trials  hard  may  press  me. 
Thou  canst  give  me  sweetest  rest. 

353  \V 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

O,  't  is  not  in  grief  to  harm  me, 
While  Thy  love  is  left  to  me  ; 

O,  't  were  not  in  joy  to  charm  me, 
Were  that  joy  unmixed  with  Thee ! 

513. 

WALKING    BY    FAITH. 
L.  M. 

0  Frip:nd  of  souls !  't  is  well  with  me 
Whene'er  Thy  love  my  spirit  calms ; 
From  sorrow's  dark  I  upward  flee. 
And  hide  me  in  Thy  sheltering  arms. 

Through  deserts  of  the  cross  Thou  lead'st ; 

1  follow,  holding  by  Thy  hand ; 

With  bread  of  heaven  Thy  child  Thou  feed'st, 
And  giv'st  him  water  from  the  sand. 

O  Friend  of  souls  !  't  is  well  indeed 
With  me  when  on  Thy  love  I  lean ; 
The  world,  nor  pain,  nor  death  I  heed, 
Since  Thou,  my  God,  in  all  art  seen. 

514. 

'THOU   KNOWEST    ALL   MY    WAYS.' 
C.  M. 

I  TRAVEL  all  the  irksome  night, 

By  ways  to  me  unknoAvn  ; 
I  travel  like  a  bird  in  flight. 

Onward,  —  but  not  alone. 

In  secret  paths  God  leads  me  on, 

To  His  divine  abode. 
And  shows  new  miracles  of  love 

Through  all  the  heavenly  road. 

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FAITH    AND    JOY. 

The  ways  most  rugged  and  perplexed 
He  renders  smooth  and  straight ; 

Through  all  the  paths  I  '11  sing  His  name, 
Even  unto  heaven's  gate. 

515. 

'  ALL    MY    SPRINGS    ARE    IN    THEE.' 
C.   M. 

My  heart  is  resting,  O  my  God  ! 

I  will  give  thanks  and  sing ; 
My  heart  is  at  the  secret  Source 

Of  every  precious  thing. 

I  thirst  for  springs  of  heavenly  life, 

And  here  all  day  they  rise  ; 
I  seek  the  treasure  of  Thy  love, 

And  close  at  hand  it  lies. 

Glory  to  Thee  for  strength  withheld, 
For  want  and  weakness  known,  — 

The  fear  that  sends  me  to  Thy.  breast 
For  what  is  most  mine  own. 

Mine  be  the  reverent  listening  love 

That  waits  all  day  on  Thee  ; 
The  service  of  a  watchfiil  heart 

Which  no  one  else  can  see ; 

The  faith  that,  in  a  hidden  way 

No  other  eye  may  know, 
Finds  all  its  daily  work  prepared. 

And  loves  to  have  it  so. 

My  heart  is  resting,  O  my  God  ! 

My  heart  is  in  Thy  care  ; 
I  hear  the  voice  of  joy  and  praise 

Resounding  everywhere. 

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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

516. 

'  IN    EVERY    THING    GIVING   THANKS.' 

8  &  4s  M. 

I  THANK  Tliee,  O  my  God !  who  made 

This  earth  so  bright ; 
So  full  of  splendor  and  of  joy, 

Beauty  and  light ; 
So  many  glorious  things  are  here, 

Noble  and  risht ! 

I  thank  Thee,  too,  that  Thou  hast  made 

Joy  to  abound ; 
So  many  gentle  thoughts  and  deeds 

Circling  us  round ; 
That  in  the  darkest  spot  of  earth 

Some  love  is  found. 

I  thank  Thee  even  that  all  our  joy 

Is  touched  with  pain  ; 
That  shadows  fall  on  brightest  hours, 

That  thorns  remain ; 
So  that  earth's  bliss  may  be  our  guide. 

And  not  our  chain. 

For  Thou  who  knowest,  Lord,  how  soon 

Our  weak  heart  clings. 
Hast  given  us  joys,  tender  and  true. 

Yet  all  with  wings  ; 
So  that  we  see,  gleaming  on  high, 

Diviner  things. 

I  thank  Thee,  Lord,  that  Thou  hast  kept 

The  best  in  store ; 
We  have  enough,  yet  not  too  much 

To  long  for  more  ; 
A  yearning  for  a  deeper  peace, 

Not  known  before. 

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FAITH    AND    JOY. 

517. 

'THE    FRUIT    OF    THE    SPIRIT    IS    JOY.' 

7s  M. 

Lo,  the  Eternal  is  our  Lord, 
Ever  loving,  ever  just ! 
We  will  lean  upon  His  word. 
In  His  faithfulness  will  trust. 

Therefore  do  we  draw  with  joy 
Water  from  salvation's  well ; 
Praise  shall  every  heart  employ, 
While  His  cxladdenino;  life  we  feel. 

O  the  grace  unsearchable  ! 
While  eternal  ages  roll, 
God  delights  in  man  to  dwell ; 
Soul  of  each  belie vins:  soul ! 


518. 

'  REJOICE   IN    THE    LORD    ALWAY.' 
S.  M. 

Rejoice  in  God  alway ; 
When  earth  looks  heavenly  bright. 
When  joy  makes  glad  the  livelong  day, 
And  peace  shuts  in  the  night. 

Rejoice  when  care  and  woe 
The  fainting  soul  oppress  ; 
When  tears  at  wakeful  midnight  flow. 
And  morn  brings  heaviness. 

Rejoice  in  hope  and  fear ; 
Rejoice  in  life  and  death ; 
Rejoice  when  threatening  storms  are  near, 
And  comfort  lano;uisheth. 

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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

When  should  they  not  rejoice, 
Whom  God  His  chikben  calls ; 
Who  hear  and  know  His  gladdening  voice, 
When  on  their  hearts  it  falls  ? 

So,  though  our  path  is  steep, 
And  many  a  tempest  lowers, 
Shall  God's  own  peace  our  spmts  keep. 
And  His  dear  love  be  ours. 


519. 

JOY    IN    BELIEVING. 
C.   M. 

Rejoice,  believer,  in  the  Lord, 
Who  makes  your  cause  His  own  ; 

The  hope  that 's  built  upon  His  word 
Can  ne'er  be  overthrown. 

Though  many  foes  beset  your  road, 

And  feeble  is  your  arm. 
Your  life  is  hidden  deep  in  God, 

Beyond  the  reach  of  harm. 

Weak  as  you  are,  you  shall  not  faint. 

Or,  fainting,  shall  not  die  ; 
For  God,  the  strength  of  every  saint, 

Will  aid  you  from  on  high. 

Though  sometimes  unperceived  by  sense, 
Faith  sees  Him  always  near^ 

A  guide,  a  glory,  a  defence  ; 
Then  what  have  you  to  fear  ? 

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FAITH    AND    JOY. 

520. 

THE    HIDDEN    LIFE    OF    FAITH. 
C.  M. 

O  HAPPY  soul,  tliat  lives  on  high, 
While  men  lie  grovelling  here  ! 

His  liopes  are  fixed  above  the  sky, 
And  faith  forbids  his  fear. 

His  conscience  knows  no  secret  stings, 
While  grace  and  joy  combine 

To  form  a  life,  whose  holy  springs 
Are  hidden  and  divine. 

He  waits  in  secret  on  his  God  ; 

His  God  in  secret  sees  ; 
Let  earth  be  all  in  arms  abroad, 

He  dwells  in  heavenly  peace. 

His  pleasures  rise  fi'om  things  unseen, 
Beyond  this  world  and  time  ; 

Where  neither  eyes  nor  ears  have  been, 
Nor  thoughts  of  mortals  climb. 

521. 

THE    CITY    OF    GOD. 
C.   M. 

In  Thee  my  powers,  my  treasures,  live. 
To  Thee  my  life  must  tend ; 

Giving  Thyself,  Thou  all  dost  give, 
O  soul-sufficino;  Friend ! 

And  wherefore  should  I  seek  above, 

The  City  in  the  sky  ? 
Since  firm  in  faith,  and  deep  in  love. 

Its  broad  foundations  he  ? 

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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Since  in  a  life  of  peace  and  prayer, 
Nor  kno\^^l  on  earth  nor  praised, 

By  humblest  toil,  by  ceaseless  care, 
Its  holy  towers  are  raised. 

Where  pain  the  soul  hath  purified. 

And  penitence  hath  shriven, 
And  truth  is  crowned  and  glorified, 

There  —  only  there — is  heaven  ! 

522. 

'AS    SEEING    HIM    WHO   IS    INVISIBLE.' 

C.  M. 

O,  BLEST  is  he  to  whom  is  given 

The  instinct  that  can  tell 
That  God  is  on  the  field  when  He 

Is  most  in\dsible  ! 

And  blest  is  he  who  can  divine 

Where  real  right  doth  lie. 
And  dares  to  take  the  side  that  seems 

Wrong  to  man's  blindfold  eye  ! 

O,  learn  to  scorn  the  praise  of  men ! 

O,  learn  to  lose  with  God ! 
For  Jesus  Avon  the  world  through  shame, 

And  beckons  thee  His  road. 

God's  glory  is  a  wondrous  thing. 

Most  strange  in  all  its  ways. 
And,  of  all  things  on  earth,  least  Hke 

What  men  agree  to  praise. 

And  right  is  right,  since  God  is  God  ; 

And  right  the  day  must  win  ; 
To  doubt  would  be  disloyalty, 

To  falter  would  be  sin ! 

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FAITH    AND   JOY. 

523. 

FAITH    AND    HOPE. 
C.  M. 

The  world  may  change  from  old  to  new, 

From  new  to  old  again ; 
Yet  hope  and  heaven,  forever  true, 

Witliin  man's  heart  remain. 
The  dreams  that  bless  the  weary  soul, 

The  struo-sles  of  the  strono- 
Are  steps  toward  some  happy  goal. 

The  story  of  hope's  song.  * 

Hope  leads  the  child  to  -plant  the  flower, 

The  man  to  sow  the  seed ; 
Nor  leaves  fulfilment  to  her  hour,  — 

But  prompts  again  to  deed. 
And  ere  upon  the  old  man's  dust 

The  grass  is  seen  to  wave, 
We  look  through  falling  tears,  to  trust 

Hope's  sunshine  on  the  grave. 

O,  no  !  it  is  no  flattering  lure. 

No  fancy  weak  or  fond. 
When  hope  would  bid  us  rest  secure 

In  better  life  beyond. 
Nor  love,  nor  shame,  nor  grief,  nor  sin, 

Her  promise  may  gainsay  ; 
The  voice  divine  hath  spoke  within, 

And  God  did  ne'er  betray. 

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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

524. 

'  AT  EVENING  THERE  SHALL  BE  LIGHT.' 
C.  M. 

Our  pathway  oft  is  wet  with  tears, 

Our  sky  with  clouds  o'ercast, 
And  worldly  cares  and  worldly  fears 

Go  with  us  to  the  last ;  — 
Not  to  the  last !  God's  word  hath  said, 

Could  we  but  read  ariMit : 
O  pilgrim  !  lift  in  liope  thy  head, 

At  eve  it  shall  be  light ! 

Though  earth-born  shadows  now  may  shroud 

Our  toilsome  patli  awhile, 
God's  blessed  word  can  part  each  cloud, 

And  bid  the  sunshine  smile. 
If  we  but  trust  in  living  faith. 

His  love  and  power  divine. 
Then,  though  our  sun  may  set  in  death. 

His  lio;ht  shall  round  us  shine. 


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When  tempest-clouds  are  dark  on  high, 

His  bow  of  love  and  peace 
Shines  beauteous  in  the  vaulted  sky, 

A  pledge  that  storms  shall  cease. 
Then  keep  we  on,  with  hope  unchilled, 

By  faith  and  not  by  sight, 
And  we  shall  own  His  word  fulfilled,  — 

At  eve  it  shall  be  light. 


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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 


LOVE. 

525. 

THE    TWO    COMMANDMENTS. 
C.   M. 

This  is  the  first  and  great  command, — 

To  love  tliy  God  above  ; 
And  this  the  second,  —  as  thyself 

Thy  neio;hbor  thou  shalt  love. 

Who  is  thy  neighbor  ?     He  who  wants 
The  help  which  thou  canst  give  ; 

And  botli  the  lav»^  and  prophets  say, 
This  do,  and  thou  slialt  live. 

526. 

FAITH    AND    WORKS. 
L.   M. 

One  cup  of  healing  oil  and  wine. 
One  oflPering  laid  on  mercy's  shrine, 
Ts  thrice  more  gi-atefiil,  Lord,  to  Thee, 
Than  lifted  eye  or  bended  knee. 

In  true  and  inward  faith  we  trace 
The  source  of  every  outward  grace  ; 
Within  the  pious  heart  it  plays, 
A  living  fount  of  joy  and  praise. 

Kind  deeds  of  peace  and  love  betray 
Where'er  the  stream  has  found  its  way ; 
But,  where  tliese  spring  not  rich  and  fair. 
The  stream  has  never  wandered  there. 

363 


GOD    IN    TIEE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

527. 

LOVE,    THE    FULFILLING    OF    THE    LAW. 
L.  M. 

The  uplifted  eye  and  bended  knee 
Are  but  vain  homage,  Lord,  to  Thee  ; 
In  vain  our  lips  Thy  praise  prolong, 
The  heart  a  stranger  to  the  sono;. 

Can  rites,  and  forms,  and  flaming  zeal. 
The  breaches  of  Thy  precepts  heal  ? 
Or  fasts  and  penance  reconcile 
Thy  justice,  and  obtain  Thy  smile  ? 

The  pm^e,  the  humble,  loving  mind, 
Sincere,  and  to  Thy  will  resigned. 
To  Thee  a  nobler  offering  yields 
Than  Sheba's  groves,  or  Sharon's  fields. 

Love  God  and  man,  —  this  great  command 
Doth  on  eternal  pillars  stand  ; 
This  did  Thine  ancient  prophets  teach, 
And  tliis  Thv  well-beloved  preach. 

528. 

THE    LAW    OF    LOVE. 
C.   M. 

Make  channels  for  the  streams  of  love, 
Where  they  may  broadly  run  ; 

And  love  has  overflowing  founts. 
To  fill  them  every  one. 

But  if  at  any  time  we  cease 

Such  channels  to  provide. 
The  very  founts  of  love  for  us 

Will  soon  be  parched  and  dried. 

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LOVE. 


For  we  must  share,  if  we  would  keep, 
That  blessing  from  above  ; 

Ceasing  to  give,  we  cease  to  have ;  — 
Such  is  the  law  of  love. 


529. 

LOVE    ON ! 

lOs  M. 

Love  on  I  love  on  !  but  not  the  things  that  own 
The  fleeting  beauty  of  a  summer  day ; 
Truth,  virtue,  spring  from  God's  eternal  throne, 
Nor  quit  the  spirit  when  it  leaves  the  clay  : 
Love  them  !  love  them  ! 

Love  on !    love  on !    though  death  and  earthly 

change 
Bring  mournM  silence  to  a  darkened  home ; 
Still   let    the    heart   rest  where   no  eye  grows 

strange. 
Where  never  falls  a  shadow  from  the  tomb : 
Love  there  !  love  there  ! 


Love  on  !  love  on  !  the  voice  of  grief  and  wrong 
Comes  from  the  palace'  and  the  poor  man's  cot ; 
Bid  the  proud  bend,  and  bid  the  weak  be  strong, 
And  life's  tired  pilgrim  meekly  bear  his  lot : 
Give  strength  !  give  peace  ! 

Love  on  !  love  on  !  and  though  the  evening  still 
Wear  the  stern  clouds  that  veiled  thy  noonday 

sun. 
With  changeless  trust,  with  calm,  unwavering 

will. 
Work  I  bravely  work  !  till  the  last  hour  be  done  : 
Love  God !  love  Man  ! 

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GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

530. 

KINDLY   JUDGMENT. 
C.  M. 

Think  gently  of  the  erring  one ; 

O,  let  us  not  forget, 
However  darkly  stained  by  sin, 

He  is  our  brother  yet ! 
Heir  of  the  same  inheritance, 
•    Child  of  the  selfsame  God, 
He  hath  but  fallen  in  the  path 

We  have  in  weakness  trod. 

Speak  gently  to  the  erring  ones  ! 

We  yet  may  lead  them  back. 
With  holy  words,  and  tones  of  love, 

From  misery's  thorny  track. 
Forget  not,  brother,  thou  hast  sinned, 

And  sinfal  yet  may'st  be  ; 
Deal  gently  with  the  erring  heart. 

As  God  hath  dealt  with  thee. 

531. 

'  NEITHER    DO    I    CONDEMN    THEE.' 
C.   M. 

O,  IF  thy  brow,  serene  and  calm. 
From  earthly  stain  is  free. 

View  not  with  scorn  the  erring  one. 
Who  once  was  pure  like  thee ! 

O,  if  the  smiles  of  love  are  thine, 

Its  joyous  ecstasy. 
Shun  not  the  poor  forsaken  one. 

Who  once  was  loved  like  thee  ! 

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LOVE. 

God  Iviiows  the  secret  lure  which  led 

Those  youthful  steps  astray ; 
He  knows  that  they  who  holiest  are 

Might  fall  from  Him  away. 

Then,  with  the  love  of  him  who  said, 

'  Go  thou,  and  sin  no  more,' 
Save,  save  the  sinner  from  despair. 

And  peace  and  hope  restore. 

532. 

'though    I    SPEAK   WITH    THE   TONGUES    OF    MEN 
AND    OF    ANGELS.' 

7s    M. 

Though  I  speak  with  angel  tongues 
Bravest  words  of  strength  and  fire. 
They  are  but  as  idle  songs, 
If  no  love  my  heart  inspire  ; 
All  the  eloquence  shall  pass 
As  the  noise  of  soundino;  brass. 

Though  I  lavish  all  I  have 

On  tlie  poor  in  charity, 

Thouirli  I  slirink  not  from  the  crave. 

Or  unmoved  the  stake  can  see,  — 

Till  by  love  the  work  be  crowned, 

All  shall  profitless  be  found. 

Come,  Thou  Spirit  of  pure  Love, 
Who  dost  forth  from  God  proceed, 
Never  from  my  heart  remove  ; 
Let  me  all  Thy  impulse  heed ; 
Let  my  heart  henceforward  be 
Moved,  controlled,  inspired  by  Thee. 

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GOD   IN   THJ3   HUMAN    SOUL. 

533. 

CHARITABLE    JUDGMENT. 
L.  M. 

All-seetng  God  !  't  is  Thine  to  know 
The  springs  wlience  wrong  opinions  flow, 
To  judge,  from  principles  within, 
When  frailty  errs,  and  when  we  sin. 

Who,  among  men,  great  Lord  of  all. 
Thy  servant  to  his  bar  shall  call  ? 
Judge  him,  for  modes  of  faith.  Thy  foe, 
Or  doom  him  to  the  realms  of  woe  ? 

Who  with  another's  eye  can  read, 
Or  worship  by  another's  creed  ? 
Trusting  Thy  grace,  we  form  our  own. 
And  bow  to  Thy  commands  alone. 

If  wrong,  correct :  accept,  if  right ; 
While,  faithful,  Ave  improve  our  light, 
Condemning  none,  but  zealous  still 
To  learn  and  follow  all  Thy  will. 

534. 

universal  love. 

L.    M. 

O  Father  !  when  the  softened  heart 
Is  lifted  up  in  prayer  to  Thee, 
When  earthly  thoughts  awhile  depart. 
And  leave  the  mounting  spirit  free ; 

Then  teach  us  that  our  love,  like  Thine, 
O'er  all  the  realms  of  earth  •should  flow, 
A  shoreless  stream,  a  flood  divine. 
No  Hues  of  race  or  hue  should  know ; 

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PERSONAL    CHARACTE». 

Not  bound  by  party,  caste  or  creed, 
All  narrow  realms  of  self  above  ; 
For  Avlioso  of  our  love  hath  need, 
To  him  we  owe  the  dues  of  love. 

Into  the  circle  lift  us  up 
Of  Thy  divine  beneficence  ; 
And,  freely  as  Thou  fill'st  our  cup, 
Freely  may  we  to  all  dispense. 

535. 

FORGIVING    LOVE. 

C.   M. 

Father,  who  bid'st  Thy  sun  to  shine 
Upon  the  evil  and  the  good, 

O,  may  we  share,  as  sons  of  Thine, 
The  kindly  heart  of  brotherhood ! 

And  as  to  Thee  our  prayer  is  given, 
'  Forgive  our  trespasses,'  —  so  thus 

May  we  forgive,  to  seven  times  seven. 
Our  brother's  trespass  against  us. 


PERSONAL    CHARACTER. 

536. 

PURITY. 

S.   M. 

O,  KNOW  ye  not  that  ye 
The  temple  are  of  God  ? 
Revere  the  earth-built  shrine,  where  He 
Should  find  a  meet  abode  ! 

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GOI>  IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Immortal  man,  keep  pure 
The  soul's  mysterious  shrine  ; 
No  stain  upon  its  robes  endure, 
That  should  be  all  divine. 

Let  saintly  deeds  record 
The  saintly  thoughts  within  ; 
Let  not  the  temple  of  the  Lord 
Defiled  b5  by  sin. 

Let  life,  a  holy  stream, 
Its  fountain  holy  show ; 
Reflecting,  with  a  softened  gleam. 
Heaven's  purity  below. 

537. 

THE    PURE    IN    HEART. 
S.  M. 

Blest  are  the  pure  in  heart, 
For  they  shall  see  our  God ; 
The  secret  of  the  Lord  is  theirs  ; 
Their  soul  is  His  abode. 

Still  to  the  lowly  soul 
God  doth  Himself  impart. 
And  for  His  temple  and  His  throne 
Doth  choose  the  pure  in  heart. 

538. 

HUMILITY. 

7s  M. 

Lord,  forever  at  Thy  side 
Let  my  place  and  portion  be  ; 
Strip  me  of  the  robe  of  pride, 
Clothe  me  with  humility  ! 

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PERSONAL   CHARACTER. 

Meekly  may  my  soul  receive 
All  Thy  spirit  shall  reveal ; 
When  Thou  speakest,  I  believe, 
And  the  witness  in  me  feel. 

Humbly  as  a  little  child, 
Weandd  from  its  mother's  breast, 
By  no  subtleties  beguiled. 
On  Thy  faithftil  word  I  rest. 

539. 

AGAINST    A    HAUGHTY    SPIRIT. 
C.   M. 

Thou  great  and  sacred  Lord  of  all  ; 

Of  life  the  only  spring  ; 
Of  all  on  earth  and  all  in  heaven 

The  wise  and  righteous  King  !   • 

Drive  from  the  confines  of  my  heart 
All  stubbornness  and  pride. 

Nor  let  me  in  my  secret  soul 
A  haughty  spirit  hide. 

Let  not  contempt  nor  fell  revenge 
Be  to  my  bosom  known  ; 

O,  give  me  tears  for  others'  woe, 
And  patience  for  mine  own  ! 

540. 

CONTENTMENT. 
S.    M. 

My  conscience  be  my  crown. 
Contented  thoughts  my  rest ; 
My  heart  be  happy  in  itself, 
My  bliss  be  in  my  breast. 

371 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Not  caring  mucli  for  gold, 
Well-doing  be  my  wealth  ; 
My  mind  to  me  an  empire  be, 
And  God  afford  me  health  ! 


541. 

PATIENCE. 
L.  M.  p. 

Shall  we  grow  weary  in  our  watch, 
And  murmur  at  the  long  delay. 
Impatient  of  our  Father's  time 
And  His  appointed  way  ? 

O,  oft  a  deeper  test  of  faith 
Than  prison-cell,  or  martyr's  stake. 
The  self-renouncino;  watchfulness 
Of  silent  prayer  may  make  ! 

We  gird  us  bravely  to  rebuke 
Our  erring  brother  in  the  wrong; 
And  in  the  ear  of  pride  and  power 
Our  warning  voice  is  strong. 

Easier  to  smite  with  Peter's  sword 
Than  watch  one  hour  in  humbling  prayer  ; 
Life's  great  things,  like  the  Syrian  lord, 
Our  hearts  can  do  and  dare  ; 

But,  O,  we  shrink  from  Jordan's  side, 
From  waters  which  alone  can  save, 
And  murmur  for  Abana's  banks 
And  Pharpar's  brighter  wave  ! 

372 


PERSONAL    CHARACTER. 

542. 

THE    PATIENT    WAITING   UPON    GOD. 
L.   M. 

Wait  on  tlie  Lord,  ye  heirs  of  hope, 
And  let  His  word  support  your  souls  ; 
Well  can  He  bear  your  courage  up, 
And  all  your  foes  and  fears  control. 

He  waits  His  OAvn  well-chosen  hour 
The  intended  mercy  to  display ; 
And  His  paternal  pities  move, 
While  wisdom  dictates  the  delay. 

Blest  are  the  humble  souls  that  wait. 
With  sweet  submission  to  His  will ; 
Harmonious  all  their  passions  move, 
And  in  the  midst  of  storms  are  still  ;  — • 

Still,  till  their  Father's  well-known  voice 
Wakens  their  silence  into  songs ; 
Then  earth  grows  vocal  with  His  praise, 
And  heaven  the  grateful  shout  prolongs. 

543. 

WATCHFULNESS. 
S.  M. 

Ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 
Each  in  your  office  wait. 
Observant  of  His  heavenly  word, 
And  watchful  at  His  gate. 

Let  all  your  lamps  be  bright, 
And  trim  the  golden  flame  : 
Gird  up  your  loins,  as  m  His  sight ; 
For  holy  is  His  name. 

373 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Watcli !  't  is  your  Lord's  command  ; 
And  while  we  speak,  He  's  near ; 
Mark  the  first  signal  of  His  hand, 
And  ready  all  appear. 

O  happy  servant  he 
In  such  a  posture  found ! 
He  shall  his  Lord  with  rapture  see. 
And  be  w^ith  honor  crowned. 


544. 

COURAGE    AND    PERSEVERANCE. 
L.  M. 

Av^AKE,  our  souls  !  away,  our  fears  ! 
Let  every  trembhng  thought  be  gone ; 
Awake,  and  run  the  heavenly  race, 
And  put  a  cheei'ful  courage  on. 

True  't  is  a  strait  and  thorny  road. 
And  mortal  spirits  tire  and  famt ; 
But  they  forget  the  mighty  God, 
Who  feeds  the  strength  of  every  saint. 

From  Thee,  the  overflowuig  spring, 
Our  souls  shall  drink  a  fresh  supply. 
While  such  as  trust  in  mortal  strength 
Shall  melt  away,  and  droop,  and  die. 

Swift  as  an  eagle  cuts  the  air, 
We  '11  mount  aloft  to  Thine  abode  ; 
On  wings  of  love  our  souls  shall  fly, 
Nor  tire  amidst  the  heavenly  road. 

374 


PERSONAL   CHARACTER. 


545. 

INDEPENDENCE. 
L.  M. 

Ho-w  happy  is  he  born  or  taught 
Who  serve th  not  another's  will ; 
Whose  armor  is  his  honest  thought, 
And  simple  truth  his  highest  skill ; 

Whose  passions  not  his  masters  are  ; 
Whose  soul  is  still  prepared  for  death ; 
Not  tied  unto  the  world  with  care 
Of  public  fame  or  private  breath  ; 

Who  God  doth  late  and  early  pray 
More  of  His  o;race  than  goods  to  lend, 
And  walks  with  man  from  day  to  day, 
As  with  a  brother  and  a  friend  ! 

This  man  is  freed  from  servile  bands 
Of  hope  to  rise,  or  fear  to  fall ; 
Lord  of  himself,  though  not  of  lands, 
And  having  nothing,  yet  hath  all. 

546. 

'  A    CONSCIENCE   A^OID    OF    OFFENCE.' 
L.  M. 

What  needs  a  conscience,  clear  and  bright 
Within  itself,  an  outward  test? 
Who  breaks  his  Mass  to  take  more  licrlit 
Makes  way  for  storms  into  his  rest. 

Then  bless  thy  secret  growth,  nor  catcli 
At  noise,  but  thrive  unseen  and  dumb : 
Keep  clean,  bear  fruit,  earn  life,  and  watcli 
Until  the  white-winged  reapers  come. 

375 


GOD    IN    THJE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

547. 

THE   VOICE    OF    CONSCIENCE. 
S.   M. 

GrvE  forth  thine  earnest  cry, 
O  Conscience,  voice  of  God  ! 
To  young  and  old,  to  low  and  high. 
Proclaim  His  will  abroad. 

Within  the  human  breast 
Thy  strong  monitions  plead  ! 
Still  thunder  thy  divine  protest 
Against  the  unrighteous  deed  ! 

Show  the  true  way  of  peace, 
O  thou  our  guiding  light ! 
From  bondao;e  of  the  wrons  release. 
To  service  of  the  right ! 

548. 

THE    HONEST    MAN. 
C.  M. 

O,  WHO  before  the  righteous  God 

Shall  uncondemned  appear  ? 
The  man  whose  soul  abides  with  truth, 

In  deed  and  thought  sincere. 

The  man  whose  heart  from  guile  is  pure, 
Whose  hands  from  bribes  are  free. 

Who  honest  poverty  prefers 
To  gainfiil  perjury : 

The  man  who  to  his  plighted  word 

Has  ever  firmly  stood ; 
Who,  though  he  promise  to  his  hurt, 

Still  makes  his  promise  good. 

376 


PERSONAL    CHARACTER. 

549. 

PRUDENCE. 
C.   M. 

Father  of  light  I  conduct  my  feet 
Through  hfe's  dark,  dangerous  road  ; 

Let  each  advancing  step  still  bring 
Me  nearer  to  my  God. 

Let  heaven-eyed  prudence  be  my  guide ; 

And  when  I  go  astray, 
Recall  my  feet  from  folly's  paths 

To  wisdom's  better  way. 

That  heavenly  w^isdom  from  above 

Abundantly  impart ; 
And  let  it  guard,  and  guide,  and  wanii. 

And  penetrate  my  heart ; 

Till  it  shall  lead  me  to  Thyself, 

Fountain  of  bliss  and  love  ! 
And  all  my  darkness  be  dispersed 

In  endless  light  above. 

550. 

STEADFASTNESS. 
7s  M. 

God  of  truth  !  Thy  sons  should  be 
Firmly  grounded  upon  Thee  ; 
Ever  on  the  Rock  abide. 
High  above  the  changing  tide. 

Theirs  is  the  unwavering  mind, 
No  more  tossed  with  every  wind ; 
No  more  doth  their  'stablished  heart 
From  the  Living  God  depart. 

377 


GOD    IN    THE    HUMAN    SOUL. 

Father,  strengthen  Thou  my  will ; 
With  Thine  own  steadfastness  fill ; 
Rooted,  grounded,  may  I  be, 
Fixed  in  Thy  stability. 

Henceforth  may  I  nobly  stand  ; 
Build  no  longer  on  the  sand  ; 
But  defy  temptation's  shock, 
Firmly  founded  on  the  rock. 


378 


IV.     GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 


OPENING    OF    LIFE. 


551. 

THE    HOLY    CHILD* 
C.  M. 

By  cool  Slloam's  shady  rill 

How  sweet  the  lily  grows ! 
How  sweet  the  breath  beneath  the  hill, 

Of  Sharon's  dewy  rose  ! 

Lo,  such  the  child  Avhose  early  feet 
The  paths  of  peace  have  trod; 

Whose  secret  heart,  with  influence  sweet. 
Is  upward  drawn  to  God ! 

O  Thou  who  ffiv'st  us  life  and  breath  ! 

We  seek  Thy  grace  alone. 
In  childhood,  manhood,  age,  and  death, 

To  keep  us  still  Thine  own. 


379 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 


552. 

REMEMBER  THY  CREATOR  IN  THE  DAYS   OF  THY 
YOUTH.' 

C.  M. 

Ye  joyous  ones,  upon  whose  brow 

The  Kght  of  youth  is  shed, 
O'er  whose  glad  path  life's  early  flowers 

In  glowing  beauty  spread ; 
Forget  not  Him  whose  love  hath  poured 

Around  that  golden  light, 
And  tinged  those  opening  buds  of  hope 

With  hues  so  softly  bright. 

Thou  tempted  one,  just  entering 

Upon  enchanted  ground, 
Ten  thousand  snares  are  spread  for  thee, 

Ten  thousand  foes  surround : 
A  dark  and  a  deceitful  band, 

Upon  thy  path  they  lower ; 
Trust  not  thine  own  unaided  strength 

To  save  thee  from  their  power. 

Thou  whose  yet  bright  and  joyous  eye 

May  soon  be  dimmed  with  tears. 
To  whom  the  hours  of  bitterness 

Must  come  in  coming  years  ; 
Teach  early  thy  confiding  eye 

To  pierce  the  cloudy  screen. 
To  look  above  the  storms  of  life, 

Eternally  serene. 


380 


OPENING    OF    LIFE. 


553. 

life's  mission. 

L.  M. 

Go  forth  to  life,  O  child  of  earth  ! 
Still  mindful  of  thy  heavenly  birth ; 
Thou  art  not  here  for  ease,  or  sin. 
But  manhood's  noble  crown  to  win. 

Though  passion's  fires  are  in  thy  soul, 
Thy  spirit  can  their  flames  control ; 
Though  tempters  strong  beset  thy  way. 
Thy  spirit  is  more  strong  than  they. 

Go  on  from  innocence  of  youth 
To  manly  pureness,  manly  truth ; 
God's  angels  still  are  near  to  save, 
And  God  himself  doth  help  the  brave. 

Then  forth  to  life,  O  child  of  earth  ! 
Be  worthy  of  thy  heavenly  bn'th ! 
For  noble  service  thou  art  here ; 
Thy  brothers  help,  thy  God  revere  ! 

554. 

ENTERING    LIFE. 
C.  M. 

A  WONDROUS  star  our  pioneer, 

We  left  the  mystic  land 
Where  heaven-nurtured  childhood  slept, 

Where  yet  old  visions  stand. 

The  world  throws  wide  its  brazen  gates ; 

With  Thee  we  enter  in ; 
O,  grant  us,  in  our  humble  sphere, 

To  free  that  world  from  sin ! 

381 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 


The  truest  worship  is  a  hfe  ; 

All  dreaming  we  resign  ; 
We  lay  our  offerings  at  Thy  feet, 

Our  lives,  O  God !  are  Thine. 


555. 

DEDICATION    TO    GOD. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Holy  Father,  Thou  hast  taught  me 

I  should  live  to  Thee  alone ; 
Year  by  year,  Thy  hand  hath  brought  me 

On  throuo'li  dano-ers  oft  unknown. 
When  I  wandered  Thou  hast  found  me  ; 

When  I  doubted,  sent  me  light ; 
Still  Thine  arm  has  been  around  me, 

All  my  paths  were  in  Thy  sight. 

In  the  world  will  foes  assail  me. 

Craftier,  stronger  far  than  I ; 
But  Thine  aid  will  never  fail  me, 

While  on  Thee  I  shall  rely. 
Therefore,  Lord,  I  come,  believing 

Thou  canst  give  the  power  I  need  ; 
Through  the  prayer  of  faith  receiving 

Strength,  —  the  Spirit's  strength  indeed. 

I  would  trust  in  Thy  protecting, 

Wholly  rest  upon  Thine  arm. 
Follow  wholly  Thy  directing. 

Thou  mine  only  guard  from  harm  ! 
Keep  me  from  mine  own  undoing. 

Help  me  turn  to  Thee  when  tried  ; 
Still  my  footsteps.  Father,  viewing, 

Keep  me  ever  at  Thj.  side  ! 

382 


OPENING    OF    LIFE. 

556. 

'give  me  thy  heart.' 

8  &  7s  M. 

Take  my  heart,  O  Father !  monkl  it 

In  obedience  to  Thy  will ; 
And,  as  ripening  years  unfold  it. 

Keep  it  true  and  childhke  still. 

Father,  keep  it  pure  and  lowly. 

Strong  and  brave,  yet  free  from  strife. 

Turning  from  the  paths  unholy 
Of  a  vain  or  sinful  life. 

Ever  let  Thy  might  surround  it ; 

Strengthen  it  with  power  divine  ; 
Till  Thy  cords  of  love  have  bound  it, 

Father,  wholly  unto  Thine. 

557. 

CONSECRATION. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Shall  this  life  of  mine  be  wasted  ? 

Shall  this  vineyard  lie  untilled  ? 
Shall  true  joy  pass  by  untasted, 

And  my  soul  remain  unfilled  ? 

Shall  the  God-given  hours  be  scattered, 
Like  the  leaves  upon  the  plain  ? 

Shall  the  blossoms  lie  unwatered 
By  the  drops  of  heavenly  rain  ? 

Shall  this  heart  spend  all  its  treasures 
On  the  thino-s  that  fade  and  die? 

Shall  it  love  the  hollow  pleasures 
Of  bewildering  vanity  ? 

383 


GOD    IN    THE   LIFE. 

No  !  I  was  not  born  to  trifle 
Life  away  in  dreams  or  sin  ; 

No  !  I  must  not,  dare  not,  stifle 
Longings  such  as  these  within. 

558. 

THE    PRAYER    OF    LIFE. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Father,  hear  the  prayer  we  offer  ! 

Not  for  ease  that  prayer  shall  be, 
But  for  strength  that  we  may  ever 

Live  our  lives  courageously. 

Not  forever  in  green  pastures 
Do  we  ask  our  way  to  be ; 

But  the  steep  and  rugged  pathway 
May  we  tread  rejoicingly. 

Not  forever  by  still  waters 
Would  we  idly  quiet  stay; 

But  would  smite  the  livino*  fountains 
From  the  rocks  along  our  way. 

Be  our  strength  in  hours  of  weakness, 
In  our  wanderings,  be  our  guide ; 

Through  endeavor,  failure,  danger, 
Father,  be  Thou  at  our  side  I 

559. 

the  perils  of  life. 
L.  M. 

Amidst  a  world  of  hopes  and  fears, 
A  wild  of  cares,  and  toils,  and  tears, 
Where  foes  alarm  and  dangers  threat. 
And  pleasures  kill  and  glories  cheat ; 

384 


v^ 


OPENING    OF    LIFE. 

Shed  down,  O  Lord  !  a  heavenly  ray, 
To  guide  me  in  the  doubtful  way ; 
And  o'er  me  hold  Thy  shield  of  power, 
To  guard  me  in  the  dangerous  hour. 

Teach  me  the  flattering  paths  to  shun, 
In  which  the  thoughtless  many  run. 
Who  for  a  shade  the  substance  miss. 
And  grasp  their  ruin  in  their  bliss. 

May  never  pleasure,  wealth,  or  pride. 
Allure  my  wandering  soul  aside  ; 
But,  through  this  maze  of  mortal  ill. 
Safe  lead  me  to  Thy  heavenly  hill. 

560. 

CHOOSING    THE    BETTER    PART. 
L.  M. 

Beset  with  snares  on  every  hand, 
In  life's  uncertain  path  I  stand : 
Father  Divine  !  diffuse  Thy  Hght, 
To  guide  my  doubtful  footsteps  right. 

Engage  this  roving,  treacherous  heart. 
Wisely  to  choose  the  better  part ; 
To  scorn  the  trifles  of  a  day. 
For  joys  that  none  can  take  away. 

Then  let  the  wildest  storms  arise  ; 
Let  tempests  mingle  earth  and  skies ; 
No  fatal  shipwreck  shall  I  fear. 
But  all  my  treasures  with  me  bear. 

If  Thou,  my  Father,  still  be  nigh, 
Cheerful  I  live,  and  joyful  die  ; 
Secure,  when  mortal  comforts  flee. 
To  find  ten  thousand  worlds  in  Thee. 

17  385  T 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 


561. 

WALKING    WITH    GOD. 
L.  M. 

Through  all  this  life's  eventful  road, 
Fain  would  I  walk  with  Thee,  my  God, 
And  find  Thy  presence  light  around, 
And  every  step  on  holy  ground. 

Each  blessing  would  I  trace  to  Thee, 
In  every  grief.  Thy  mercy  see ; 
And  through  the  paths  of  duty  move, 
Conscious  of  Thine  encircling  love. 

And  when  the  angel  Death  stands  by. 
Be  this  my  strength,  that  Thou  art  nigh ; 
And  this  my  joy,  that  I  shall  be 
With  those  who  dwell  in  hght  with  Thee. 


PURPOSE    OF    LIFE. 

562. 

THE    PURPOSE    OF    LIFE. 

8  &  7s  M.  p. 

Hast  thou,  'midst  life's  empty  noises, 

Heard  the  solemn  steps  of  Time, 
And  the  low,  mysterious  voices 
Of  another  clime  ? 

386 


PURPOSE    OF    LIFE. 

Early  hath  Hfe's  mighty  question 

Thrilled  within  thy  heart  of  youth, 
With  a  deep  and  strong  beseeching,  — 
What,  and  where,  is  Truth  ? 

Not  to  ease  and  aimless  quiet 

Doth  the  inward  answer  tend ; 
But  to  works  of  love  and  duty, 
As  our  being's  end. 

Earnest  toil  and  strong  endeavor 

Of  a  spirit,  which  within 
Wrestles  with  familiar  evil 
And  besetting  sin ; 

And  without,  with  tireless  vigor, 

Steady  heart,  and  purpose  strong. 
In  the  power  of  Truth  assaileth 
Every  form  of  wrong. 

563. 

AS    YE    sow,    so    SHALL   YE    REAP. 
C.   M. 

The  bud  will  soon  become  a  flower. 

The  flower  become  a  seed  ; 
Then  seize,  O  youth  !  the  present  hour. 

Of  that  thou  hast  most  need. 

Do  thy  best  always,  —  do  it  now  ; 

For  in  the  present  time. 
As  in  the  furrows  of  a  plough. 

Fall  seeds  of  good  or  crime. 

The  sun  and  rain  will  ripen  fast 
Each  seed  that  thou  hast  sown  ; 

And  every  act  and  word  at  last 
By  its  own  fruit  be  known. 

387 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 

And  soon  tlie  harvest  of  thy  toil 

Rejoicing  thou  shalt  reap  ; 
Or  o'er  thy  wild,  neglected  soil 

Go  forth  in  shame  to  weep. 

564. 

'  WHILE    IT    IS    CALLED    TO-DAY.' 
S.   M. 

To-morrow,  Lord,  is  Thine, 
Lodged  in  Thy  sovereign  hand  ; 
And,  if  its  sun  arise  and  shine. 
It  shines  by  Thy  command. 

The  present  moment  flies, 
And  bears  our  life  away ; 
O,  make  Thy  servants  truly  wise, 
That  they  may  hve  to-day ! 

565. 

THE    TRUE    USE    OF    TIME. 
L.  M. 

Like  shadows  gliding  o'er  the  plain, 
Or  clouds  that  roll  successive  on, 
Man's  busy  generations  pass  ; 
And  while  we  gaze,  their  forms  are  gone. 

O  Father !  in  whose  mighty  hand 
The  boundless  years  and  ages  lie, 
Teach  us  Thy  boon  of  life  to  prize, 
And  use  the  moments  as  they  fly ; 

To  crowd  the  narrow  span  of  life 
With  wise  designs  and  virtuous  deeds : 
And  so  shall  death  but  lead  us  on 
To  nobler  service  that  succeeds. 

388 


ACTION. 

566. 

GOOD    LIFE,    LONG    LIFE. 
L.  M. 

He  livetli  long  who  livetli  well ; 
All  else  is  life  but  flung  away ; 
He  livetli  longest  who  can  tell 
Of  true  things  truly  done  each  day. 

Then  fill  each  hour  with  what  will  last, 
Buy  up  the  moments  as  they  go  ; 
The  hfe  above,  when  this  is  past, 
Is  the  ripe  fruit  of  life  below. 

Sow  love,  and  taste  its  fruitage  pure  ; 
Sow  peace,  and  reap  its  harvest  bright ; 
Sow  sunbeams  on  the  rock  and  moor, 
And  find  a  harvest-home  of  light. 


ACTION. 


567. 

PSALM    OF    LIFE. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Tell  me  not,  in  mournful  numbers. 
Life  is  but  an  empty  dream  ; 

For  the  soul  is  dead  that  slumbers. 
And  things  are  not  what  they  seem. 

Life  is  real !  life  is  earnest ! 

And  the  grave  is  not  its  goal ; 
Dust  thou  art,  to  dust  returnest, 

Was  not  spoken  of  the  soul. 


389 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 

Not  enjoyment,  and  not  sorrow, 
Is  our  destined  end  and  way ; 

But  to  act,  that  each  to-morrow 
Find  us  ftirther  than  to-day. 

Trust  no  Future,  howe'er  pleasant ; 

Let  the  dead  Past  bury  its  dead  ; 
Act,  act  in  the  hving  Present, 

Heart  within  and  God  o'erhead  I 

Lives  of  true  men  all  remind  us 
We  can  make  our  lives  subhme. 

And,  departing,  leave  behind  us 
Footprmts  on  the  sands  of  time  ; 

Footprints  which  perhaps  another, 
Sailing  o'er  life's  solemn  main, 

A  forlorn  and  shipwrecked  brother, 
Seeing,  shall  take  heart  again. 

Let  us,  then,  be  up  and  doing, 
With  a  heart  for  any  fate  ; 

Still  achieving,  still  pursuing, 
Learn  to  labor  and  to  wait. 


568. 

'REDEEMING    THE   TIME.' 

8  &  4s  M. 

Arise,  my  soul !  nor  di'eam  the  hours 

Of  life  away  ; 
Arise  !  and  do  thy  being's  work. 

While  yet  't  is  day. 

The  doer,  not  the  dreamer,  breaks 

The  balefiil  spell 
Which  binds,  Avith  iron  bands,  the  earth 

On  which  we  dwell. 

390 


ACTION. 

Up,  soul !  or  War,  witli  fiery  feet 

Will  tread  down  men  ; 
Up  !  or  his  bloody  hands  will  reaj) 

The  earth  again. 

O  dreamer,  wake  !  ybur  brother-man 

Is  still  a  slave  ; 
And  thousands  go,  heart-crushed,  this  morn 

Unto  the  grave. 

The  brow  of  Wrong  is  laurel-crowned, 

Not  gh^t  with  shame  : 
And  love,  and  truth,  and  right,  as  yet 

Are  but  a  name. 

From  out  Time's  urn  your  golden  hours 

Flow  fast  away ;  — 
Then,  di-eamer,  up !  and  do  Hfe's  work 

While  yet  't  is  day. 

569. 

WORDS    AND    DEEDS. 
C.  M. 

Beneath  the  thick  but  struggling  clouds, 

We  talk  of  Christian  life  ; 
The  words  of  Jesus  on  our  lips, 

Our  hearts  with  man  at  strife. 

Traditions,  forms,  and  selfish  aims 
Have  dimmed  the  mner  light ; 

Have  closely  veiled  the  spirit-world 
And  ano-els  from  our  sight. 

Stroncr  souls  and  willino;  hands  we  need. 

Our  temple  to  repair  ; 
Remove  the  gathered  dust  of  years. 

And  show  the  model  fair. 

391 


GOB    IN    THE    LIFE. 

We  slumber  while  the  present  calls, 
But  darkness  grows  with  rest ; 

Wouldst  thou  see  truth  ?  To  action  wake,- 
Do  the  divine  behest. 

570. 

UOIXG    ALL   TO    GOD. 
S.    M. 

Teach  me,  my  God  and  King, 
In  all  things  Thee  to  see ; 
And  what  I  do  in  anything, 
To  do  it  as  for  Thee. 

To  scorn  the  senses'  sway, 
While  still  to  Thee  I  tend  ; 
In  all  I  do  be  Thou  the  way  ; 
In  all  be  Thou  the  end. 

All  may  of  Thee  partake  ; 
Nothing  so  small  can  be, 
But  draws,  when  acted  for  Thy  sake. 
Greatness  and  worth  from  Thee. 

If  done  beneath  Thy  laws. 
Even  servile  labors  shine  ; 
Hallowed  is  toil,  if  this  the  cause  ; 
The  humblest  work  di\dne. 

571. 

SEEING    GOD    IN    ALL. 
L.  M. 

If  on  our  daily  course  our  mind 
Be  set,  to  haUow  all  we  find. 
New  treasures  still,  of  countless  price, 
God  will  provide  for  sacrifice. 

392 


ACTION. 

Old  friends,  old  scenes,  will  lovelier  be, 
As  more  of  heaven  in  each  we  see ; 
Some  softening  gleam  of  love  and  prayer 
Shall  dawn  on  every  cross  and  care. 

O  conld  we  learn  that  sacrifice, 
What  lio-ht  would  all  around  us  rise  ! 
How  would  our  hearts  with  wisdom  talk, 
Along  life's  dullest,  dreariest  walk  ! 

The  trivial  round,  the  common  task, 
Will  farnish  all  we  ought  to  ask ; 
Room  to  deny  ourselves,  a  road 
To  bring  us  daily  nearer  God 

572. 

INFLUENCE. 

C.  M. 

Scorn  not  the  slightest  word  or  deed. 

Nor  deem  it  void  of  power  ; 
There  's  fruit  in  each  wind-wafted  seed, 

That  waits  its  natal  hour. 

A  whispered  word  may  touch  the  heart. 

And  call  it  back  to  life  ; 
A  look  of  love  bid  sin  depart. 

And  still  unholy  strife. 

No  act  falls  fi'uitless  ;  none  can  tell 
How  vast  its  power  may  be, 

Nor  what  results  infolded  dwell 
Within  it  silently. 

Work  on,  despair  not ;  bring  thy  mite, 

Nor  care  how  small  it  be  ; 
God  is  with  all  that  serve  the  right. 

The  holy,  true,  and  free. 

17*  393 


(iOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 


573. 

'  BLESSED  ARE  YE  THAT  SOW  BESIDE  ALL  WATERS.' 
C.  H.  M. 

O,  BE  not  faithless  !  with  the  morn 

Cast  thou  abroad  thy  grain  ! 
At  noontide  faint  not  thou  forlorn, 

At  evening  sow  again  ! 
Blessed  are  they,  whate'er  betide, 
Who  thus  all  waters  sow  beside. 

Thou  knowest  not  which  seed  shall  grow, 

Or  which  may  die,  or  live  ; 
In  faith,  and  hope,  and  patience,  sow ! 

The  increase  God  shall  give, 
According  to  His  gracious  will,  — 
As  best  His  purpose  may  fulfil. 

O,  could  our  inward  eye  but  view. 

Our  hearts  but  feel  aright. 
What  faith,  and  love,  and  hope  can  do. 

By  their  celestial  might, 
We  should  not  say,  till  these  be  dead, 
The  power  that  marvels  wrought  is  fled. 

574. 

THE    SOWER. 
S.  M. 

Sow  in  the  morn  thy  seed. 
At  eve  hold  not  thy  hand  ; 
To  doubt  and  fear  give  thou  no  heed, 
Broadcast  it  o'er  the  land  ! 

394 


ACTION. 


Beside  all  waters  sow, 
The  liigliway  furrows  stock, 
Drop  it  where  thorns  and  thistles  grow, 
Drop  it  upon  the  rock  I 

The  good,  the  fruitful  ground 
Expect  not  here  nor  there  ; 
O'er  hill  and  dale  and  plain  't  is  found  : 
Go  forth,  then,  everywhere  ! 

And  duly  shall  appear. 
In  verdure,  beauty,  strength. 
The  tender  blade,  the  stalk,  the  ear. 
And  the  full  corn  at  length. 


575. 

'behold,  THE   FIELDS    ARE   WHITE.' 
C.  M. 

O  STILL  in  accents  sweet  and  strong 
Sounds  forth  the  ancient  word,  — 
'  More  reapers  for  white  harvest  fields. 
More  laborers  for  the  Lord ! ' 

We  hear  the  call ;  in  dreams  no  more 

In  selfish  ease  we  lie. 
But  girded  for  our  Father's  work, 

Go  forth  beneath  His  sky. 

Where  prophets'  word,  and  martyi's'  blood, 
And  prayers  of  sauits  were  sown. 

We,  to  their  labors  entering  in, 

Would  reap  where  they  have  strown. 

39$ 


GOD    IN   THE    LIFE. 


O  Thou  whose  call  our  hearts  has  stirred ! 

To  do  Thy  will  we  come ; 
Thrust  in  our  sickles  at  Thy  word, 

And  bear  our  harvest  home. 


576. 

life's  work. 

8  &  7s  M. 

All  around  us,  fair  with  flowers, 
Fields  of  beauty  sleeping  He ; 

All  around  us  clarion  voices 
Call  to  duty  stern  and  high. 

Thankfully  we  will  rejoice  in 
AU  the  beauty  God  has  given  ; 

But  beware  it  does  not  win  us 

From  the  work  ordained  of  Heaven. 

Following  every  voice  of  mercy 
With  a  trusting,  lo\dng  heart ; 

Let  us  in  life's  earnest  labor 
Still  be  sure  to  do  our  part. 

Now,  to-day,  and  not  to-morrow. 
Let  us  work  with  all  our  might, 

Lest  the  \vretched  faint  and  perish 
In  the  comuig  stormy  night. 

Now,  to-day,  and  not  to-morrow,  — 
Lest,  before  to-morrow's  sun. 

We  too,  mournfiilly  departing, 
Shall  have  left  our  work  undone. 


396 


ACTION. 

577. 

'forgetting  the  things  behind.' 
C.  M. 

Awake,  my  soul !  stretch  every  nerve, 

And  press  with  vigor  on  ; 
A  heavenly  race  demands  thy  zeal, 

And  an  immortal  crowii. 

A  cloud  of  witnesses  around 

Hold  thee  in  full  survey  ; 
Forget  the  steps  already  trod, 

And  onward  urge  thy  way. 

'T  is  God's  all-animating  voice 

That  calls  thee  from  on  high  ; 
'T  is  His  own  hand  presents  the  prize 

To  thine  aspiring  eye ;  — 

That  prize  with  peerless  glories  bright, 

Wliich  shall  new  lustre  boast, 
When  victors'  wreaths  and  monarchs'  gems 

Shall  blend  in  common  dust. 


578. 

'casting  aside  every  weight. 

L.  M. 


Silent,  hke  men  in  solemn  haste. 
Girded  wayfarers  of  the  waste. 
We  press  along  the  narrow  road 
That  leads  to  life,  to  truth,  to  God. 

We  fling  aside  the  weight,  the  sin, 
Resolved  the  victory  to  win ; 
We  know  the  peril,  but  our  eyes 
Rest  on  the  gi'andeur  of  the  prize. 

397 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 

No  idling  now,  no  wasteful  sleep, 
Our  hands  from  earnest  toil  to  keep, 
No  shrinking  from  the  desperate  fight, 
No  thought  of  yielding  or  of  flight ;  — 

No  love  of  present  gain  or  ease. 
No  seeking  man  or  self  to  please  ; 
With  the  brave  heart  and  steady  eye. 
We  onward  march  to  victory. 


CONFLICT    AND    THE    CROSS. 

579. 

THE    SOLDIER    OF    THE    CROSS. 
C.  M. 

Must  I  be  carried  to  the  skies 

On  flower}^  beds  of  ease. 
While  others  fought  to  win  the  prize. 

And  sailed  through  bloody  seas  ? 

Are  there  no  foes  for  me  to  face  ? 

Must  I  not  stem  the  flood  ? 
Shall  sloth  and  faintness  win  Thy  peace, 

O  Thou,  the  martyr's  God  ? 

The  fearless  heart  Thou  wilt  sustain  ; 

Increase  my  courage,  Lord  ! 
I  '11  bear  the  toil,  endure  the  pain. 

Supported  by  Thy  word. 

The  saints  in  all  this  glorious  war 
Shall  conquer,  though  they  die  ; 

They  see  the  triumph  from  afar. 
And  seize  it  with  their  eye. 

398 


CONFLICT    AND    THE    CROSS. 

When  Thy  illustrious  clay  shall  rise, 
And  all  Thy  armies  sliine 

In  robes  of  victory  through  the  skies, 
The  glory  shall  be  Thine. 


.580. 

TEMPTATION. 
L.  M. 

Awake,  my  soul,  hft  up  thine  eyes  ; 
See  where  thy  foes  against  thee  rise, 
In  long  array,  a  numerous  host ; 
AAvake,  my  soul,  or  thou  art  lost ! 

See,  here  rebellious  passions  rage. 
And  fierce  desires  and  lusts  engage  ; 
There,  pleasure's  silken  banners  spread. 
And  wilhng  souls  are  captive  led. 

Thou  tread'st  upon  enchanted  gi'omid ; 
Perils  and  snares  beset  thee  round : 
Beware  of  all ;  guard  every  part ; 
But  most  the  traitor  in  thy  heart. 

Come  then,  my  soul,  now  learn  to  wield 
The  weight  of  thine  immortal  shield  ; 
Put  on  the  armor  from  above. 
Of  heavenly  truth  and  heavenly  love. 

The  terror  and  the  charm  repel. 
The  powers  of  earth  and  powers  of  hell ; 
The  man  of  Calvary  triumphed  here  ;  — 
Why  should  his  faitliftd  followers  fear  ? 

399 


GOD    IN   THE    LIFE. 

581. 

'THE   WHOLE    ARMOR    OF    GOD.' 
L.  M. 

The  Christian  warrior,  see  liim  stand 
In  the  whole  armor  of  his  God : 
The  spirit's  sword  is  in  his  hand, 
His  feet  are  with  the  Gospel  shod. 

In  panoply  of  truth  complete. 
Salvation's  helmet  on  his  head, 
With  righteousness  a  breastplate  meet. 
And  faith's  broad  sliield  before  him  spread. 

With  this  omnipotence  he  moves, 
From  this  the  alien  armies  flee  ; 
Till  more  than  conqueror  he  proves 
Tlu'ough  Him  who  gives  the  victory. 

582. 

STRUGGLE. 

7s  M. 

There  's  a  strife  we  all  must  wage, 
From  life's  entrance  to  its  close ; 
Blest  the  bold  who  dare  engage ! 
Woe  for  him  who  seeks  repose  ! 

Honored  they  who  firmly  stand, 
While  the  confhct  presses  round  ; 
God's  own  banner  in  their  hand, 
In  His  service  faithfiil  found. 

What  our  foes  ?     Each  thought  impure ; 
Passions  fierce,  that  tear  the  soul ; 
Every  ill  that  we  can  cure ; 
Every  crime  we  can  control ;  — 

400 


CONFLICT    AND    THE    CROSS. 

Every  suflPerino;  wliicli  our  liand 
Can  Avith  soothing  care  assuage  ; 
Every  evil  of  our  land  ; 
Every  error  of  our  age. 

On,  then,  to  the  glorious  field ! 
He  who 'dies  his  life  shall  save  ; 
God  Himself  shall  be  our  shield, 
He  shall  bless  and  crown  the  brave. 

583. 

PRESS    ON  ! 
L.  M. 

Press  on,  press  on  !  ye  sons  of  light, 
Untiring  in  your  holy  fight. 
Still  treading  each  temptation  down. 
And  battling  for  a  brighter  crown. 

Press  on,  press  on  !  througli  toil  and  woe. 
With  calm  resolve,  to  triumph  go. 
And  make  each  dark  and  thxreatening  ill 
Yield  but  a  higher  glory  still. 

Press  on,  press  on  !  still  look  in  faith 
To  Him  who  conqueretli  sin  and  death ; 
Then  shall  ye  hear  His  word,  'Well  done ! 
True  to  the  last,  press  on,  press  on ! 

584. 

THE    CONFLICT    OF    LIFE. 

8  &  7s  M. 

Onward,  onward,  though  the  region 
Where  thou  art  be  drear  and  lone ; 

God  hath  set  a  miardian  leo-ion 
Very  near  thee,  —  press  thou  on  I 

401  z 


GOD    IN   THE    LIFE. 

Upward,  upward  !  Their  Hosanna 
Rolleth  o'er  tliee,  '  God  is  Love  ! ' 

All  around  thy  red-cross  banner  ' 
Streams  the  radiance  from  above. 

By  the  thorn-road,  and  none  other, 
Is  the  mount  of  vision  won  ; 

Tread  it  without  shrinking,  brother ! 
Jesus  trod  it,  —  press  thou  on  ! 

By  thy  trustfrd,  calm  endeavor. 
Guiding,  cheering,  like  the  sun, 

Earth-bound  hearts  thou  shalt  deliver 
O,  for  their  sake,  press  thou  on  ! 

Be  this  world  the  wiser,  stronger. 
For  thy  hfe  of  pain  and  peace  ; 

While  it  needs  thee,  O,  no  longer 
Pray  thou  for  thy  quick  release ; 

Pray  thou,  un disheartened,  rather. 
That  thou  be  a  faithful  son  ; 

By  the  prayer  of  Jesus,  — '  Father, 
Not  my  will,  but  Thine,  be  done  ! ' 

585. 

SELF-SACRIFICE. 

7s  M. 

Every  bird  that  upward  springs 
Bears  the  Cross  upon  his  ^dngs ; 
We  without  it  cannot  rise 
Upward  to  our  native  skies. 

Every  ship  that  meets  the  waves 
By  the  Cross  their  fury  braves  ; 
We,  on  life's  wide  ocean  tossed. 
If  we  have  it  not  are  lost. 

402 


CONFLICT    AND   THE    CROSS. 

Hope  it  gives  us  when  distrest, 
When  we  faint  it  gives  us  rest ; 
Satan's  craft,  and  Satan's  might, 
By  the  Cross  are  put  to  flight. 

That  from  sin  earth  might  be  free, 
Jesus  bore  it ;  so  must  we ; 
Ne'er  through  faintness  lay  it  down  : 
First  the  Cross,  and  then  the  crown  ! 


586. 

THE    WAY   OF    THE    CROSS, 
lis  M. 

I  THOUGHT  that  the   course   of  the  pilgrim  to 

Heaven 
Was  bright  as  the  summer,  and  glad  as  the  mom ; 
Thou  showed'st  me  the  path  ;  it  was  dark  and 

uneven. 
All  rugged  with  rock,  and  all  tangled  with  thorn. 

I  dreamed  of  celestial  rewards  and  renown  ; 

I  grasped  at  the  triumph  that  blesses  the  brave  ; 

I  asked  for  the  palm-branch,  the  robe,  and  the 

crown  ; 
I  asked,  —  and  Thou  showedst  me  a  cross  and 

a  grave. 

Subdued  and  instructed,  at  last,  to  Thy  will 
My  hopes  and  my  ^vishes,  my  all,  I  resign  ; 
O  give  me  a  heart  that  can  wait  and  be  still. 
Nor  know  of  a  wish  or  a  pleasure  but  Thine  ! 


403 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 


AFFLICTION. 

587. 

'  BLESSED    ARE    THEY   THAT   MOURN.' 
C.   M. 

From  lips  divine,  like  healing  balm 
To  hearts  oppressed  and  torn, 

The  heavenly  consolation  fell, 
'  Blessed  are  they  that  mourn.' 

Unto  the  hopes  by  son-ow  crushed 

A  nobler  faith  succeeds  ; 
And  life,  by  trials  furrowed,  bears 

The  fruit  of  loving  deeds. 

How  rich,  how  sweet,  how  full  of  strength 

Our  human  spirits  are. 
Baptized  into  the  sanctities 

Of  suffering  and  of  prayer ! 

Yes,  heavenly  wisdom,  love  di\T[ne, 
Breathed  through  the  lips  wliich  said, 

'  O  blessed  are  the  hearts  that  mourn ; 
They  shall  be  comforted.' 


588. 

THE    USE    OF    TEARS. 
L.   M. 

How  httle  of  ourselves  we  know, 
Before  a  grief  the  heart  has  felt ! 
The  lessons  that  we  learn  of  woe 
Make  strong  the  soul,  as  well  as  melt. 

404 


AFFIJCTION. 

The  enercvies  too  stern  for  mirth, 
The  reach  of  tliou^ht,  the  strength  of  will, 
'Mid  cloud  and  tempest  have  their  hirth, 
Thouo'h  blioht  and  blast  their  course  fulfil. 

And  yet  't  is  when  it  mourns  and  fears, 
The  laden  spirit  feels  forgiven ; 
And  through  the  mist  of  falling  tears 
We  catch  tlie  clearest  glimpse  of  heaven. 

589. 

THE    MEANING    OF    SORROW. 
S.   M. 

We  love  this  outward  world. 
Its  fair  sky  overhead, 
Its  morning's  soft,  gray  mist  unfurled. 
Its  sunsets  rich  and  red. 

But  there  's  a  world  within 
That  liigher  glory  hath  ; 
A  life  the  immortal  soul  must  win,  — 
The  life  of  joy  and  faith. 

For  this  the  Father's  love 
Doth  shade  the  world  of  sense. 
The  bounding  play  of  health  remove 
And  dim  the  sparkling  glance  ; 

That,  though  the  earth  grows  duU 
And  earthly  pleasures  few, 
The  s])irit  gain  its  wisdom  fiill 
To  suffer  and  to  do. 

Holy  its  world  within. 
Unknown  to  sound  or  sight,  — 
The  world  of  victory  o'er  sin, 
Of  faith,  and  love,  and  light. 

405 


GOD    IN    THE   LIFE. 

590. 

'  BLESSED    ARE   THEY   THAT    MOURN.' 
L.  M. 

Deem  not  that  they  are  blest  alone 
Whose  days  a  peaceflil  tenor  keep  ; 
The  God  who  loves  our  race  has  shown 
A  blessing  for  the  eyes  that  weep. 

The  light  of  smiles  shall  fill  again 
The  lids  that  now  o'erflow  with  tears, 
And  weary  hours  of  woe  and  pain 
Are  earnests  of  serener  years. 

O,  there  are  days  of  hope  and  rest 
For  every  dark  and  troubled  night ! 
And  grief  may  bide,  an  evening  guest, 
But  joy  shall  come  with  morning  light. 

And  ye,  who  o'er  a  friend's  low  bier 
Now  shed  the  bitter  drops  like  rain, 
Know  that  a  brighter,  happier  sphere 
Will  give  him  to  your  arms  again. 


591. 

MY    GOD,    I    THANK    THEE  ! 
L.   M. 

My  God,  I  thank  Thee !  may  no  thought 
E'er  deem  Thy  chastisements  severe ; 
But  may  this  heart,  by  sorrow  taught, 
Calm  each  wild  wish,  each  idle  fear. 

406 


AFFLICTION. 

Thy  mercy  bids  all  nature  bloom  ; 
The  smi  shines  bright,  and  man  is  gay  ; 
Thine  equal  mercy  spreads  the  gloom 
That  darkens  o'er  His  httle  day. 

Full  many  a  throb  of  grief  and  i)ain 
Thy  frail  and  erring  child  must  know  ; 
But  not  one  prayer  is  breathed  in  vain, 
Nor  does  one  tear  unheeded  flow. 

Thy  various  messengers  employ ; 
Thy  pui'poses  of  love  fulfil ; 
And,  'mid  the  wreck  of  human  joy, 
Let  kneehng  faith  adore  Thy  will. 


592. 

THE   MINISTRY    OF    SORROW. 
C.  M. 

Not  that  Thy  boundless  love,  my  God, 

Sheds  blessing  on  my  way, 
And  gilds  as  with  a  heavenly  beam 

The  darkness  of  earth's  day,  — 
Not  now  for  breath  of  summer  flowers. 

For  smiles  of  sunny  skies. 
The  still,  small  voice  of  gratitude 

Shall  to  Thine  ear  arise. 

I  bless  Thee  for  the  ministry 

Of  sorrow's  lonely  hour. 
When  darkly  o'er  my  stricken  head 

I  see  the  storm-clouds  lower ; 
Thy  love  can  still  the  billows'  roar. 

And  wdiisper,  '  Peace  ;  be  still ! ' 
While  faith  doth  on  Thy  promise  rest, 

And  bless  the  Father's  will. 

407 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 

The  shadow  and  the  storm  must  come ; 

O,  grant  that  faith  divine 
Which  triumphs  o'er  the  might  of  grief, 

And  moulds  man's  will  to  Thine  ! 
In  hours  of  deepest  gloom,  mine  eye 

One  blessed  ray  can  see  ; 
A  sunlit  side  that  cloud  must  have 

Which  hides  Thy  face  from  me. 


593. 

MADE    PERFECT    THROUGH    SUFFERING. 
L.  M. 

I  BLESS  Thee,  Lord,  for  sorrows  sent 
To  break  my  dream  of  human  power ; 
For  now  my  shallow  cistern  's  spent, 
I  find  Thy  founts,  and  thirst  no  more. 

I  take  Thy  hand,  and  fears  grow  still ; 
Behold  Thy  face,  and  doubts  remove  ; 
Who  would  not  yield  his  wavering  will 
To  perfect  Truth,  and  boundless  Love  ? 

That  Love  this  restless  soul  doth  teach 
The  strength  of  Thine  eternal  calm ; 
And  tune  its  sad  and  broken  speech, 
To  join,  on  earth,  the  angels'  psalm. 

O  be  it  patient  in  Thy  hands. 
And  drawn,  tlirough  each  mysterious  hour, 
To  service  of  Thy  pure  commands. 
The  narrow  way  to  Love  and  Power  ! 


408 


AFFLICTION. 

594. 

THE   TRIAL   OF    FAITH    WORKETH    PATIENCE. 
C.   M. 

Happy  are  they  who  learn  in  Thee, 
Though  patient  suffering  teach, 

The  secret  of  enduring  strength, 
And  praise  too  deep  for  speech  ; 

Peace  that  no  pressure  from  without, 
Nor  strife  within,  can  reach. 

Safe  in  Thy  sanctifying  grace 

Ahnighty  to  restore. 
Borne  onward  —  sin  and  death  behind 

And  love  and  life  before  — 
O  let  my  soul  abound  in  hope. 

And  praise  Thee  evermore  ! 

595. 

WEEPING    SEED-TIME  ;    JOYFUL    HARVEST. 
L.  M. 

The  darkened  sky,  how  thick  it  lowers  ! 
Troubled  with  storms,  and  black  with  showers, 
No  cheerful  gleam  of  light  appears. 
But  nature  pours  forth  all  her  tears. 

Yet  let  the  sons  of  God  revive  ; 
He  bids  the  soul  that  seeks  Him  live. 
And  from  the  crloomiest  shade  of  nio^ht 
Calls  forth  a  mornini>-  of  delioht. 

The  seeds  of  ecstasy  unknown 
Are  in  these  watered  ftirrows  sown ; 
See  tlie  green  blades,  how  thick  they  rise. 
And  with  fresh  verdure  bless  our  eyes ! 

18  409 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 

In  secret  foldings  tliey  contain 
Unnumbered  ears  of  golden  grain  ; 
And  heaven  shall  pour  its  beams  around, 
Till  the  ripe  harvest  load  the  ground. 

Then  shall  the  trembling  mourner  come, 
And  bind  his  sheaves,  and  bear  them  home  ; 
The  voice  long  broke  with  sighs  shall  sing, 
Till  heaven  with  hallelujahs  ring. 


596. 

IN    AFFLICTION. 

lOs  M. 

Thou  that  art  strong  to  comfort,  look  on  me  ! 
I  sit  in  darkness  and  behold  no  light ; 
Over  my  soul  the  waves  of  agony 
Have  gone,  and  left  me  in  a  rayless  night. 

A  bruised  and  broken  reed  sustain,  sustain  ! 
Divinest  Comforter,  to  Thee  I  fly, 
To  whom  no  soul  hath  ever  fled  in  vain  ; 
Supj^ort  me  with  Thy  love,  or  else  I  die. 

Father,  whate'er  I  had,  it  all  was  Thine  ; 
A  God  of  mercy  Thou  hast  ever  been  ; 
What  I  most  loved,  O,  help  me  to  resign. 
And  if  I  murmiu:,  count  it  not  for  sin  ! 

My  soul  is  strengthened  now,  and  it  shall  bear 
All  that  remains,  whatever  it  may  be  ; 
And  from  the  very  depths  of  my  despair 
I  will  look  up,  O  God  !  and  trust  in  Thee. 


410 


AFFLICTION. 

597. 

IN    AFFLICTION. 
H.  M. 

Thou,  infinite  in  love ! 

Guide  this  bewildered  mind, 

Which,  like  the  trembling  dove, 

No  resting-place  can  find  ; 
On  the  wild  waters,  God  of  light, 
Through  the  thick  darkness,  lead  me  right ! 

Fain  would  earth's  time  and  dear 

Save  me  in  this  dark  hour ; 

And  art  not  Thou  more  near  ? 

Art  Thou  not  love  and  power  ? 
Vain  is  the  help  of  man ;  but  Thou    • 
Canst  send  deliverance  even  now. 

Thouo-h  through  the  futui*e's  shade 

Pale  phantoms  I  desciy. 

Let  me  not  shrink  dismayed. 

But  ever  feel  Thee  nio-h ; 
There  may  be  grief,  and  pain,  and  cai'e  ; 
But,  0»  my  Father  !  Thou  art  there. 


598. 

IN    THE    DAY    OF    DISTRESS. 
C.  M. 

O  God,  that  mad'st  the  earth  and  sky, 
The  darkness  and  tlie  day ! 

O,  listen  to  Thy  children's  cry. 
And  help  us  when  we  pray ! 
4n 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 

For  wide  the  waves  of  bitterness 

Around  our  vessel  roar, 
And  heavy  grows  the  pilot's  heart, 

To  view  the  rocky  shore. 

The  cross  that  Jesus  bore  for  man, 
Like  him  we  fain  would  bear ; 

But  mortal  strength  to  weakness  tiu'ns, 
And  courage  to  despair. 

Have  mercy  on  our  failings,  Lord ! 

Our  sinking  faith  renew  ; 
And  when  his  sorrows  visit  us, 

O  send  liis  patience  too  ! 

599. 

THE    BOW    IN    THE    CLOUD. 

S.  M. 

Out  of  the  depths  of  woe. 
To  Thee,  O  Lord !  I  cry ; 
Darkness  surrounds  Thee,  but  I  know 
That  Thou  art  ever  nigh. 

Like  them  I  watch  and  pray, 
Who  for  the  morning  long ; 
Catch  the  first  gleam  of  welcome  day, 
Then  burst  into  a  song;. 


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Glory  to  God  above  ! 
The  waters  soon  mil  cease ; 
For  lo,  the  swift  retui'ning  dove 
Brings  home  the  sign  of  peace  ! 

Though  storms  Thy  face  obscure. 
And  dangers  threaten  loud. 
Thy  holy  covenant  is  sure  ; 
Thy  bow  is  in  the  cloud ! 


412 


AFFLICTION. 

600. 

CONSOLATION. 
C.  M. 

O  Tiiou  who  driest  the  mouraer's  tear ! 

How  dark  this  world  wouhl  be, 
If,  when  deceived  and  wounded  here. 

We  coukl  not  fly  to  Thee  ! 

When  joy  no  longer  soothes  or  cheers. 

And  e'en  the  hope  that  threw 
A  moment's  sunshine  o'er  our  tears 

Is  dimmed  and  vanished  too ; 

O,  who  would  bear  hfe's  stormy  doom, 

Did  not  Thy  wing  of  love 
Come,  brightly  wafting  through  the  gloom 

Om'  pcace-brancli  from  above  ! 

Then  sorrow,  touched  by  Thee,  grows  bright 

With  more  than  rapture's  ray; 
The  darkness  shows  us  worlds  of  light 

We  never  saw  by  day. 

601. 

god's  way  is  on  the  deep. 
C.  M. 

Thy  way  is  on  the  deep,  O  Lord  I 
E'en  there  we  '11  go  with  Thee  ; 

We  '11  meet  the  tempest  at  Thy  word, 
And  walk  upon  the  sea. 

Poor  tremblers  at  His  rougher  wind, 

Why  do  we  doubt  Him  so  ? 
Who  gives  the  storms  a  ]\ath  will  find 

The  way  our  feet  shall  go. 

413 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 


A  moment  may  His  hand  seem  lost, 

Drear  moment  of  delay ; 
We  cry,  '  Lord,  help  the  tempest-tost  I 

And  safe  we  're  borne  away. 

O  happy  soul,  of  faith  divine, 

Thy  victory  how  sure  ! 
The  love  that  kindles  joy  is  thine, 

The  patience  to  endure. 


602. 

THROUGH    CROSS    TO    LIGHT. 
C.   M. 

Bear  on,  my  soul !  the  bitter  cross 

Of  every  trial  here 
Shall  lift  thee  to  thy  heaven  above, 

But  shall  not  enter  there. 

Bear  on,  my  soul !  on  God  rely ; 

Deliverance  will  come ; 
A  thousand  ways  the  Father  hath 

To  bring  His  children  home. 

And  Thou,  my  heavenly  Friend  and  Guide, 

Hast  kindly  led  me  on  ; 
Taught  me  to  rest  my  fainting  head 

Upon  Thy  heart  alone. 

So  comforted  and  so  sustained, 

With  dark  events  I  strove. 
And  found,  when  rightly  understood. 

All,  messengers  of  love. 


414 


AFFLICTION. 

603. 

THE    BITTER    CUP. 
L.  M. 

Thy  will  be  done  !  I  will  not  fear 

The  fate  provided  by  Thy  love ; 

Though  clouds  and  darkness  shroud  me  here, 

I  know  that  all  is  bright  above. 

The  stars  of  heaven  are  shining  on, 
Though  these  frail  eyes  are  dimmed  with  tears ; 
And  though  the  hopes  of  earth  be  gone. 
Yet  are  not  ours  the  immortal  years  ? 

Father !  forgive  the  heart  that  clings, 
Thus  trembling  to  the  things  of  time  ; 
And  bid  the  soul,  on  angel  wings. 
Ascend  into  a  purer  clime. 

There  shall  no  doubts  disturb  its  trust, 
No  sorrows  dim  celestial  love  ; 
But  these  afflictions  of  the  dust, 
Like  shadows  of  the  night,  remove. 

That  glorious  life  will  well  repay 
This  life  of  toil  and  care  and  woe  ; 
O  Father  !  joyful  on  my  way. 
To  drink  Thy  bitter  cup,  I  go. 

604. 

IN    TIME    OF    TRIBULATION. 

7   &  6s  M. 

In  time  of  tribulation, 

Hear,  Lord,  our  earnest  cries  ; 

With  humble  supplication 
To  Thee  the  spirit  flies. 

415 


GOD    IN    THE    LLFE. 

Remembered  songs  of  gladness, 

Through  night's  lone  silence  brought, 

Strike  notes  of  deepest  sadness. 
And  stir  desponding  thought. 

Hath  God  His  lo\dng-kindness 

Shut  up  in  bitter  wrath  ? 
No  !  it  is  human  blindness, 

That  cannot  see  His  path. 

We  '11  call  to  recollection 

The  years  of  Tliy  right  hand. 

And,  strong  in  Thy  protection. 
Again  through  Faith  we  stand. 

Thy  ^Ya.J  is  in  gi^eat  waters. 
Thy  footsteps  are  not  known  ; 

But  let  earth's  sons  and  daughters 
Confide  in  Thee  alone. 

Through  the  w^ild  sea  Thou  leddest 

Thy  chosen  flock  of  yore  ; 
Still  on  the  wave  thou  treadest. 

And  Thy  redeemed  pass  o'er. 

605. 

DEWS    AND    TEARS. 

7s  M. 

Gently  fall  the  dews  of  eve. 
Raisin o;  still  the  lano;uid  flowers  ; 
Sweetly  flow  the  tears  that  grieve 
O'er  a  mourner's  stricken  hours. 

Blessed  dews  and  tears,  that  yet 
Lift  us  nearer  unto  heaven  ! 
Let  us  still  His  praise  repeat. 
Who  in  mercy  all  hath  given. 

416 


AFFLICTION. 

606. 

THE    STRENGTH    OF    THE    LONELY. 

lOs  M. 

Though  lonely  be  thy  path,  fear  not,  for  He 
Who  marks  the  sparrow  fall  is  guarding  thee ; 
And  not  a  star  shines  o'er  thy  head  by  night, 
But  He  hath  known  that  it  ^vill  reach  thy  sight. 

And  not  a  grief  can  darken  or  surprise, 

Swell  in  tliy  heart,  or  dim  with  tears  thine  eyes, 

But  it  is  sent  in  mercy  and  in  love, 

To  bid  thy  helplessness  seek  strength  above. 

607. 

'  LIKE   AS    A    FATHER   PITIETH    HIS    CHILDREN.' 

L.  M. 

We  have  no  tears  Thou  wilt  not  dry ; 
We  have  no  wounds  Thou  wilt  not  heal ; 
No  sorrows  pierce  our  human  hearts, 
That  Thou,  dear  Father,  dost  not  feel. 

Thy  pity  like  the  dew  distils. 

And  Thy  compassion,  like  the  light, 

Our  every  morning  over-fills. 

And  crowns  with  stars  our  every  night. 

608. 

THE   MOURNER. 
11   &  lOs  M. 

Weep  thou,  O  mourner !  but  in  lamentation 
Let  thy  Redeemer  still  remembered  be  ; 

Strong  is  His  arm,  the  God  of  thy  salvation. 
Strong  is  His  love  to  cheer  and  comfort  thee. 

18*  417  AA 


GOD   IN    THE    LIFE. 

Cold  though  the  world  be,  in  the  way  before  thee, 
Wail  not  in  sadness  o'er  the  darkling  tomb  ; 

God  in  His  love  still  watcheth  kindly  o'er  thee, 
Light  sliineth  still  above  the  clouds  of  gloom. 

Dimmed  though  thine  eyes  be  with  the  tears 
of  sorrow, 

Night  only  known  beneath  the  sky  of  time, 
Faith  can  behold  the  dawning  of  a  morrow 

Glowing  in  smiles  of  life  and  joy  subHme. 

Change,  then,  O  mourner,  grief  to  exultation ; 

Firm  and  confiding  should  thy  spirit  be ; 
Strong  is  His  arm,  the  God  of  thy  salvation. 

Strong  is  His  love  to  cheer  and  comfort  thee. 

609. 

THE    ANGELS    OF    CONSOLATION. 
11   &  4s  M. 

With  silence  only  as  their  benediction, 

God's  angels  come, 
Where,  in  the  shadow  of  a  great  affliction. 

The  soul  sits  dumb. 

Yet  would  we  say,  what  every  heart  approve  th, — 

Our  Father's  will. 
Calling  to  Him  the  dear  ones  whom  He  loveth, 

Is  mercy  still. 

Not  upon  us,  or  ours,  the  solemn  angel 

Hath  evil  wrought ; 
The  funeral  anthem  is  a  glad  evangel ; 

The  good  die  not  1 

God  calls  our  loved  ones,  but  we  lose  not  wholly 

What  He  has  given  ; 
They  live  on  earth  in  thought  and  deed  as  truly 

As  in  his  heaven. 

418 


CLOSE    OF    LIFE. 

610. 

LIGHT    IN    DARKNESS. 
L.   M. 

My  Father,  when  around  me  spread 
I  see  the  shadows  of  the  tomb, 
When  Hfe's  bright  visions  droop  and  fade, 
And  darkness  veils  the  days  to  come,  — 

O,  in  that  anguished  hour  I  turn 
With  a  still  trusting  heart  to  Thee, 
And  holy  thoughts  arise  and  burn 
Amid  that  cold  sad  destiny  ! 

They  fill  my  soul  with  heavenly  light, 
While  all  around  is  pain  and  woe  ; 
And  strengthened  by  them,  in  Thy  sight, 
Father,  to  drink  Thy  cup  I  go. 


CLOSE    OF    LIFE. 

611. 

'  FROM    MY    YOUTH    UP.' 
C.   M. 

God  of  my  life  and  all  its  powers. 

The  Everlasting  Friend ! 
Shall  life,  so  favored  in  its  dawn. 

Be  fruitless  in  its  end  ? 

To  Thee,  O  Lord !  my  tender  years 

A  trembling  duty  paid, 
With  glimpses  of  the  mighty  God 

Delighted  and  afraid. 

419 


GOD    IN   THE    LIFE. 

From  parent's  eye,  and  paths  of  men, 

Thy  touch  I  ran  to  meet ; 
It  swelled  the  hymn  and  sealed  the  prayer ; 

'T  was  calm,  and  strange,  and  sweet ! 

Oft  when  beneath  the  work  of  sin 

Trembling  and  dark  I  stood. 
And  felt  the  edge  of  eager  thought. 

And  felt  the  kindling  blood  ;  — 

Thy  dew  came  down, — my  heart  was  Thine, 

It  knew  no  doubt  nor  strife  ; 
Cool,  now,  and  peaceful  as  the  grave. 

And  strong  to  second  life. 

God  of  my  hfe  and  all  its  powers 

My  Everlasting  Friend, 
Thou  who  hast  blest  my  earlier  years. 

Be  with  me  to  the  end ! 


612. 

'the   night    COMETH.' 
10s  M. 

Abide  with  me  !  fast  falls  the  even-tide. 
The  darkness  deepens  ;  Lord  with  me  abide  ! 
When  other  helpers  fail  and  comforts  flee. 
Help  of  the  helpless,  O,  abide  with  me  ! 

Swift  to  its  close  ebbs  out  life's  little  day ; 
Earth's  joys  grow  dim,  its  glories  fade  away : 
Change  and  decay  in  all  around  I  see  ; 

0  Thou  who  changest  not,  abide  with  me  ! 

1  need  Thy  presence  every  passing  hour  ; 
Whiit  but  Thy  grace  can  foil  the  tempter's  power  ? 
Who  like  Thyself  my  guide  and  stay  can  be  ? 
On  to  the  close,  O  Lord  !  abide  with  me ! 

420 


CLOSE    OF    LIFE. 

613. 

'  YET    A    LITTLE    WHILE.' 
11   &   10s  M. 

O  FOR  the  Peace  which  floweth  like  a  river, 
Makino;  Hfe's  desert  places  bloom  and  smile  ! 
O  for  the  fliith  to  grasp  Heaven's  bright  forever 
Amid  the  shadows  of  this  'little  while.' 

A  little  while  for  patient  vigil  keeping, 
To  face  the  storm,  to  wrestle  with  the  strong, 
A  little  while,  to  sow  the  seed  with  weeping,  — 
Then  bind  the  sheaves  and  sino;  the  harvest  song. 

A  httle  while,  midst  shadow  and  illusion, 
To  strive  by  faith,  love's  mysteries  to  spell,  — 
Then  read  each  dark  enigma's  bright  solution. 
And  hail  the  assurance,  '  He  doth  all  things  well.' 

A  little  while,  the  earthen  pitcher  taking 
To  wayside  brooks,  by  far-off  fountains  fed,  — 
Then  the  cool  lip  its  thii'st  forever  slaking 
Beside  the  ftilness  of  the  fountain-head. 

Thus  He  who  is  Himself  the  gift  and  Giver, 
The  future  glory,  and  the  present  smile. 
With  the  bright  promise  of  the  glad  forever 
Can  lio'ht  the  shadows  of  the  httle  while. 


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614 

'I    VS^AIT   TILL    MY    CHANGE    COME.' 
8  &  7s  M. 

Only  waiting,  till  the  shadows 
Are  a  little  longer  grown  ; 

Only  waiting,  till  the  glimmer 
Of  the  day's  last  beam  is  flown  ; 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 


Till  the  night  of  earth  is  faded 
From  the  heart  once  full  of  day  ; 

Till  the  stars  of  heaven  are  breaking 
Through  the  twihght  soft  and  gray. 

Only  waiting,  till  the  reapers 

Have  the  last  sheaf  gathered  home  ; 
For  the  summer-time  is  faded, 

And  the  autumn  winds  have  come. 
Quickly,  reapers  !  gather  quickly 

These  last  ripe  hours  of  my  heart, 
For  the  bloom  of  life  is  withered. 

And  I  hasten  to  depart. 

Only  waiting,  till  the  shadows 

Are  a  little  longer  grown  ; 
Only  waiting,  till  the  ghmmer 

Of  the  day's  last  beam  is  flown. 
Then,  from  out  the  gathered  darkness 

Holy,  deathless  stars  shall  rise. 
By  whose  hght  my  soul  shall  gladly 

Tread  its  pathway  to  the  skies. 


615.   ■ 

'  O    GRAVE,    WHERE    IS    THY    VICTORY  ?  ' 
78  M. 

Lord,  in  Thee  I  place  my  trust ; 
Thou  art  my  defence  and  tower  ; 
Death  Thou  treadest  in  the  dust. 
O'er  my  soul  it  hath  no  power. 
Thou  wilt  save  and  strengthen  me, 
Give  me  of  Thy  peace  and  might ; 
Father,  Thou  art  unto  me 
Resurrection,  Life,  and  Light. 

422 


CLOSE    OF    LIFE. 

Life  of  life,  witliin  me  dwell  ; 
For  the  peace  Thy  ])reseiice  sheds 
Gives  a  joy  no  tongue  can  tell, 
Charms  the  pain  from  dying-beds. 
I  am  safe  within  Thine  arm  ; 
Thanks,  O  Father!  unto  Thee, 
Death  can  hurt  not,  nor  alarm,  — 
Thou  hast  given  the  Victory ! 

616. 

LIFE   IN    DEATH. 

7s  M. 

Burst  thy  shackles  !  drop  thy  clay ! 
Spirit,  breathe  thyself  away  ! 
Singing,  to  thy  home  remove. 
Swift  of  w^ino;  and  fired  with  love ! 

Angels,  joyful  to  attend. 
Hovering  round  thy  pillow  bend  ; 
Spirits  in  glory  perfect  made 
Wait  thy  passage  through  the  shade. 

Fear  thou  not  to  pass  the  stream, 
Venture  all  thy  care  on  Him,  — 
Him  whose  living  love  and  power 
Stills  its  tossing,  calms  its  roar. 

Safe  and  tranquil  is  the  wave, 
Gentle  as  a  smnmer's  eve  ; 
Not  one  object  of  His  care 
Ever  suffered  shipwreck  there. 

See  the  haven  fiill  in  view  ! 
Love  divine  shall  bear  thee  through ; 
Trust  thee  to  the  heavenly  gale. 
Weigh  thine  ancho]:,  spread  thy  sail ! 

423 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 

617. 

NOT    LOST,    BUT    GONE    BEFORE. 
P.  M. 

When  for  me  the  silent  oar 

Parts  the  silent  river, 
And  I  stand  upon  the  shore 

Of  the  strange  Forever, 
Shall  I  miss  the  loved  and  known  ? 
Shall  I  vainly  seek  mine  own  ? 

Can  the  bonds  that  make  us  here 
Know  ourselves  immortal, 

Drop  away  like  foliage  sere 
At  life's  inner  portal  ?  — 

What  is  holiest  below 

Must  forever  live  and  grow. 

He  who  plants  within  our  hearts 

All  this  deep  affection. 
Giving,  when  the  form  departs, 

Fadeless  recollection. 
Will  but  clasp  the  unbroken  chain 
Closer  when  we  meet  again. 

Therefore  dread  I  not  to  go 

O'er  the  silent  river ; 
Death,  thy  hastening  oar  I  know ; 

Bear  me,  thou  life-giver  ! 
Through  the  waters  to  the  shore, 
Where  mine  own  have  gone  before. 


424 


CLOSE    OF    LIFE. 

618. 

'  O    DEATH,    WHERE    IS    THY    STING  ?  ' 

S.  M. 

Where  is  thy  sting,  O  cleath  ? 
Grave  !  where  thy  victory  ? 
The  clod  may  sleep  in  dust  beneath, 
The  spirit  will  be  free  ! 

Both  man  and  time  have  power 
O'er  suffering,  dying  men  ; 
But  death  arrives,  and  in  that  hour 
The  soul  is  freed  again. 

Then,  death,  where  is  thy  sting  ? 
And  where  thy  victory,  grave  ? 
O'er  your  dark  bourn  the  soul  will  spring 
To  Him  who  loves  to  save. 

619. 

his.  end  is  peace. 

L.  M. 

How  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies ! 
When  sinks  a  trusting  soul  to  rest. 
How  mildly  beam  the  closing  eyes, 
How  gently  heaves  the  expiring  breast ! 

So  fades  a  summer  cloud  away ; 

So  sinks  the  gale  when  storms  are  o'er ; 

So  gently  shuts  the  eye  of  day  ; 

So  dies  a  wave  alono;  the  shore. 

A  holy  quiet  reigns  around, 
A  calm  which  life  nor  death  destroys ; 
And  naught  disturbs  that  peace  profound 
Which  liis  mifettered  soul  enjoys. 

425 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 


Farewell,  conflicting  hopes  and  fears, 
Where  lights  and  shades  alternate  dwell ! 
How  bright  the  unchanging  morn  appears  ! 
Farewell,  inconstant  world,  farewell ! 

Life's  duty  done,  as  sinks  the  clay, 
Light  from  its  load  the  spirit  flies  ; 
While  guardian  angels  gently  say, 
'  How  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies  ! ' 


THE    LIFE    BEYOND. 

620. 

HE   IS    RISEN. 
S.  M. 

O  SPIRIT,  fi-eed  from  earth, 
Rejoice,  thy  work  is  done  ! 
The  weary  world  's  beneath  thy  feet, 
Thou  brighter  than  the  sun  ! 

Arise,  put  on  the  robes 
That  the  redeemed  win  ; 
Now  sorrow  hath  no  part  in  thee, 
Thou  sanctified  within ! 

Awake,  and  breathe  the  air 
Of  the  celestial  clime  ! 
Awake  to  love  which  knows  no  change, 
Thou  who  hast  done  with  time ! 

Awake,  lift  up  thine  eyes  ! 
See,  all  heaven's  host  appears  ! 
And  be  thou  glad  exceedingly,  — 
Thou,  who  hast  done  with  tears. 

426 


THE    LIFE    BEYOND. 

Ascend !  thou  art  not  now 
With  those  of  mortal  birth  ; 
The  hving  God  hath  touched  thy  Hps, 
Thou  who  hast  done  with  earth ! 

621. 

'WEEP    NOT.' 
C.  M. 

Dear  as  thou  wast,  and  justly  dear, 
We  would  not  weep  for  thee  ; 

One  thouo'ht  shall  check  the  startino;  tear,- 
It  is  —  that  thou  art  free. 

And  thus  shall  faith's  consoling  power 

The  tears  of  love  restrain  ; 
O,  who  that  saw  thy  parting  hour 

Could  wish  thee  here  again ! 

Gently  the  passing  spirit  fled, 

Sustained  by  grace  divine  ; 
O,  may  such  grace  on  us  be  shed, 

And  make  our  end  like  thine  ! 

622. 

NOT    LOST,    BUT    GONE   BEFORE. 
C.  M. 

Another  hand  is  beckoning  us, 

Another  call  is  given  ; 
And  glows  once  more  with  angel  steps 

The  path  that  leads  to  heaven. 

O,  half  we  deemed  she  needed  not 

The  changing  of  her  sphere. 
To  give  to  heaven  a  shining  one, 

Who  walked  an  ano-el  here  ! 

427 


GOD   IN    THE    LIFE. 

Unto  our  Father's  will  alone 
One  thought  hath  reconciled  ; 

That  He  whose  loye  exceedeth  ours 
Hath  taken  home  His  child. 

Fold  her,  O  Father!  in  Thine  arms, 

And  let  her  henceforth  be 
A  messenger  of  love  between 

Our  human  hearts  and  Thee. 

Still  let  her  mild  rebukings  stand 

Between  us  and  the  wrong. 
And  her  dear  memory  serve  to  make 

Our  faith  in  goodness  strong. 

623. 

'why  seek  ye  the  living  among  the  dead?' 

L.   M. 

Ah  !  why  should  bitter  tears  be  shed 
In  sorrow  o'er  the  mounded  sod. 
When  verily  there  are  no  dead 
Of  all  the  children  of  our  God  ? 

They  who  are  lost  to  outward  sense 
Have  but  flung  off"  their  robes  of  clay. 
And,  clothed  in  heavenly  radiance, 
Attend  us  on  our  lowly  way. 

And  oft  their  spirits  breathe  in  ours 
The  hope  and  strength  and  love  of  theirs, 
Which  bloom  as  bloom  the  early  flowers 
In  breath  of  summer's  viewless  airs. 

And  silent  aspirations  start. 
In  promptings  of  their  purer  thought. 
Which  gently  lead  the  troubled  heart 
To  joys  not  even  Hope  had  wrought. 

428 


THE    LIFE    BEYOND. 

Wliile  sorrow's  tears  our  eyes  have  wet, 
Shed  o'er  the  consecrated  dust, 
Too  mucli  our  darkened  souls  forget 
The  lessons  of  enduring  Trust. 

Let  living  Faith  serenely  pour 
Her  sunlight  on  our  pathway  dim, 
And  Death  can  have  no  terrors  more  ; 
But  holy  joy  shall  walk  with  him. 

624. 

ANGELS. 
C.  M. 

O,  NOT  when  the  death-prayer  is  said. 

The  life  of  life  departs  ! 
The  body  in  the  grave  is  laid, 

Its  beauty  in  our  hearts. 

At  holy  midnight,  voices  sweet. 
Like  fragrance,  fill  the  room ; 

And  happy  spirits'  noiseless  feet 

Come  brightening  through  the  gloom. 

We  know  who  sends  the  visions  bright. 
From  whose  dear  side  they  came  ; 

We  veil  our  eyes  before  Thy  light. 
We  bless  our  Father's  name  ! 

This  frame,  O  God  !  this  feeble  breath. 
Thy  hand  may  soon  destroy  ; 

We  think  of  Thee,  and  feel  in  death 
A  deep  and  holy  joy. 

Dim  is  the  light  of  vanished  years 

In  glory  yet  to  come  ; 
O  idle  grief,  O  foolish  tears. 

When  God  doth  call  us  home  ! 

429 


GOD   IN    THE   LIFE. 


625. 

THE   DEAD. 
C.  M. 

The  dead  are  like  the  stars  by  day, 
Withdrawn  from  mortal  eye, 

Yet  holding  unperceived  their  way 
Through  the  unclouded  sky. 

By  them,  through  holy  hope  and  love, 

We  feel,  in  hours  serene, 
Connected  with  a  world  above. 

Immortal  and  unseen. 

For  death  his  sacred  seal  hath  set 
On  bright  and  bygone  hours ; 

And  they  we  mourn  are  with  us  yet. 
Are  more  than  ever  ours  ;  — 

Ours,  by  the  pledge  of  love  and  faith, 
By  hopes  of  heaven  on  high  ; 

By  trust,  triumphant  over  death, 
In  immortality. 


626. 

THE   DEPARTED,    NEAR. 
P.   M. 

The  spirits  of  the  loved  and  the  departed 
Are  with  us,  and  they  tell  us  of  the  sky, 

A  rest  for  the  bereaved  and  broken-hearted, 
A  house  not  made  with  hands,  a  home  on 
high  ; 

Holy  monitions,  —  a  mysterious  breath,  — 

A  wliisper  from  the  marble  halls  of  death. 

430 


THE    LIFE    BEYOND. 


They   have    gone   from   us,  and   the   grave    is 


strong, 


Yet  in  night's  silent  watches  they  are  near ; 
Their  voices  linger  round  us,  as  the  song 

Of  the  sweet  bird  that  lingers  on  the  ear, 
When  floating  upward  in  the  flush  of  even. 
Its  fonn  is  lost  from  earth  and  swallowed  up  in 
heaven. 


627. 

'  ARE   THEY    NOT    ALL   MINISTERING    SPIRITS  ?  ' 
lis  M. 

How  dear  is  the  thought,  that   the  angels  of 

God 
May  bow  their  bright  wings  to  the  world  they 

once  trod ; 
Will    leave    the    sweet  songs    of  the    mansions 

above. 
To  breathe  o'er  our  bosoms  some  message  of 

love  ! 

They  come,  on  the  wings  of  the  morning,  they 

come. 
Impatient  to  lead  some  poor  wanderer  home ; 
Some  sinner  to  save  from  his  darkened  abode. 
And  lay  him  to  rest  in  the  arms  of  his  God. 

They  come  when  we  wander,  they  come  when 

we  pray. 
In  mercy  to  guard  us  wherever  we  stray  ; 
A  glorious  cloud,  their  bright  witness  is  given ; 
Encii'cling  us  here  are  these  angels  of  heaven. 


43] 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 

628. 

THE    UNSEEN    WORLD. 
C.  M. 

There  is  a  state  unknown,  unseen, 
Where  parted  souls  must  be  ; 

And  but  a  step  doth  he  between 
That  world  of  souls  and  me. 

I  see  no  light,  I  hear  no  sound, 

When  midnight  shades  are  spread ; 

Yet  angels  pitch  their  tents  around. 
And  guard  my  quiet  bed. 

The  things  unseen,  O  God  !  reveal ; 

My  spirit's  vision  clear. 
Till  I  shall  feel,  and  see,  and  know. 

The  heavenly  world  is  near. 

Impart  the  faith  that  soars  on  high. 

Beyond  this  earthly  strife ; 
That  holds  sweet  converse  with  the  sky. 

And  lives  eternal  life. 


629. 

MINISTERING    ANGELS. 
P.    M. 

Brother,  the  angels  say. 

Peace  to  thy  heart ! 
We,  too,  O  brother,  have 

Been  as  thou  art,  — 
Hope-lifted,  doubt-depressed. 

Seeing  in  part, 
Tried,  troubled,  tempted. 

Sustained,  as  thou  art. 

432 


THE    LIFE    BEYOND. 

Brother,  they  softly  say, 

Be  our  thoughts  one  ; 
Bend  thou  with  us  and  pray, 

'  Thy  will  be  done  ! ' 
Our  God  is  thy  God  ; 

He  willeth  the  best ; 
Trust  Him  as  we  trusted ; 

Rest  as  we  rest ! 

Ye,  too,  they  gently  say, 

Shall  angels  be ; 
Ye,  too,  O  brothers  ! 

From  earth  shall  be  free  : 
Yet  in  earth's  loved  ones 

Ye  still  shall  have  part. 
Bearing  God's  strength  and  love 

To  the  torn  heart. 

Thus  when  the  spirit,  tried, 

Tempted,  and  worn. 
Finding  no  earthly  aid. 

Heavenward  doth  turn. 
Come  these  sweet  angel-tones, 

Falling  like  balm. 
And  on  the  troubled  heart 

Steals  a  deep  calm. 


630. 

THE    COMMUNION    OF    SAINTS. 
C.  M. 

The  saints  on  earth  and  those  above 
But  one  communion  make  ; 

Joined  to  their  Lord  in  bonds  of  love, 
All  of  His  grace  partake. 

19  433  BB 


GOD    IN    THE    LIFE. 

One  family,  we  dwell  in  Him  ; 

One  clmrcli  above,  beneath  ; 
Though  now  divided  by  the  stream, 

The  narrow  stream  of  death. 

One  army  of  the  living  God, 

To  His  command  we  bow ; 
Part  of  the  host  have  crossed  the  flood, 

And  part  are  crossing  now. 

O  God !  be  Thou  our  constant  guide  ; 

Then,  when  the  word  is  given. 
Bid  Thou  death's  flood  its  waves  divide. 

And  land  us  safe  in  heaven. 


631. 

FORETASTE    OF    HEAVEN. 
C.  M. 

When,  on  devotion's  seraph  wing, 

The  spirit  soars  above. 
And  feels  Thy  presence.  Father,  Friend, 

God  of  eternal  love  I 
The  joys  of  earth,  how  swift  they  fade 

Before  that  living  ray, 
Which  gives  to  the  rapt  soul  a  glimpse 

Of  pure  and  perfect  day ! 

A  gleam  of  Heaven's  OAvn  light,  though  now 

Its  brightness  scarce  appears 
Through  the  pale  shadows  that  are  spread 

Around  our  earthly  years  ; 
But  Thine  unclouded  smile,  O  God ! 

Fills  that  all-glorious  place, 
Where  we  shall  know  as  we  are  known. 

And  see  Thee,  face  to  face. 

434 


THE    LIFE    BEYOND. 


632. 

REUNION    IN    HEAVEN. 

7  &  6s   M. 

No  seas  ao:aIn  shall  sever, 

No  desert  intervene, 
No  deep  sad-flowing  river 

Shall  roll  its  tide  between. 

Love  and  unsevered  union 
Of  soul  with  those  we  love, 

Nearness  and  glad  communion, 
Shall  be  our  joy  above. 

No  dread  of  wasting  sickness. 
No  thought  of  ache  or  pain. 

No  fretting  houi's  of  weakness. 
Shall  mar  our  peace  again. 

No  death  our  homes  o'ershading, 
Shall  e'er  our  harps  unstring ; 

For  all  is  life  unfading 
In  presence  of  our  King. 


435 


V.     GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 


IN    ALL    AGES. 


633. 

INSPIRATION. 

7s  M. 

Life  of  Ages,  lichly  poured, 
Love  of  God,  unspent  and  free. 
Flowing  in  the  Prophet's  word 
And  the  People's  Hberty  1 

Never  was  to  chosen  race 
That  unstinted  tide  confined  ; 
Thine  is  every  time  and  place. 
Fountain  sweet  of  heart  and  mind  ! 

Secret  of  the  morning  stars, 
Motion  of  the  oldest  hours. 
Pledge  through  elemental  wars 
Of  the  coming  spirit's  powers  ! 

Rolling  planet,  flaming  sun, 
Stand  in  nobler  man  complete  ; 
Prescient  laws  Thine  errands  run. 
Frame  the  slu'ine  for  Godhead  meet. 

436 


IN    ALL    AGES. 

Homeward  led,  the  wondering  eye 
Upward  yearned  in  joy  or  awe, 
Found  the  love  that  waited  nigh, 
Guidance  of  Thy  guardian  Law. 

In  the  touch  of  earth  it  thrilled  ; 
Down  fi'om  mystic  skies  it  burned; 
Right  obeyed  and  passion  stilled 
Its  eternal  crladness  earned. 

Breathing  in  the  thinker's  creed. 
Pulsing  in  the  hero's  blood, 
Nerving  simplest  thought  and  deed. 
Freshening  time  with  truth  and  good, 

Consecrating  art  and  song, 
Holy  book  and  pilgrim  track. 
Hurling  floods  of  tyrant  wrong 
From  the  sacred  limits  back,  — 

Life  of  Ages,  richly  poured. 
Love  of  God,  unspent  and  fi'ee. 
Flow  still  in  the  Prophet's  word 
And  the  People's  hberty! 

634. 

*TN    ALL   AGES    ENTERING    INTO    HOLY    SOULS.' 
L.  M. 

O  Beauty,  old  yet  ever  new. 
Eternal  Voice  and  Inward  Word, 
The  Wisdom  of  the  Greek  and  Jew, 
Sphere-riiusic  which  the  Samian  heard  I 

Truth  which  the  sage  and  prophet  saw. 
Long  sought  without,  but  found  within ; 
The  Law  of  Love,  beyond  all  law. 
The  Life  o'erflooding  death  and  sin  ! 

437 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

O  Love  Divine,  whose  constant  beam 
Shines  on  the  eyes  that  will  not  see, 
And  waits  to  bless  us,  while  we  dream 
Thou  leav'st  us  when  we  turn  from  Thee  ! 

All  souls  that  stiniggle  and  aspire. 
All  hearts  of  prayer,  by  Thee  are  lit ; 
And,  dim  or  clear,  Thy  tongues  of  fire 
On  dusky  tribes  and  centuries  sit. 

Nor  bounds,  nor  clime,  nor  creed  Thou  know'st. 
Wide  as  our  need  Thy  favors  fall ; 
The  white  wings  of  the  Holy  Ghost 
Stoop,  unseen,  o'er  the  heads  of  all. 


635. 

'thee  word  of  the  lord  abideth  forever.' 

7s  M. 

God  of  ages  and  of  nations  ! 
Every  race,  and  every  time, 
Hath  received  Thine  inspirations, 
Ghmpses  of  Thy  truth  subhme. 
Ever  spirits  in  rapt  vision 
Passed  the  heavenly  veil  within, 
Ever  hearts  bowed  in  contrition 
Found  salvation  from  their  sin. 


Reason's  noble  aspiration 

Truth  in  growing  clearness  saw  ; 

Conscience  spoke  its  condemnation, 

Or  proclaimed  the  Eternal  law. 

While  Thine  inward  revelations 

Told  Thy  saints  their  prayers  were  heard. 

Prophets  to  the  guilty  nations 

Spoke  Thine  everlasting  word. 

438 


IN    ALL    AGES. 

Lord,  that  word  abldeth  ever  ; 
Revelation  is  not  sealed ; 
Answering  unto  man's  endeavor, 
Truth  and  Right  are  still  revealed. 
That  which  came  to  ancient  sages, 
Greek,  Barbarian,  Roman,  Jew, 
Written  in  the  heart's  deep  pages, 
Shines  to-day,  forever  new  ! 


636. 

THE   EVERLASTING   WORD. 

L.  M. 

Out  from  the  heart  of  nature  rolled 
The  burdens  of  the  Bible  old  ; 
The  litanies  of  nations  came 
Like  the  volcano's  tongue  of  flame. 
Up  from  the  burning  core  below. 
The  canticles  of  love  and  woe. 

The  word  unto  the  prophet  spoken 
Was  writ  on  tables  yet  unbroken ; 
Still  floats  upon  the  morning  wind. 
Still  whispers  to  the  willing  mind ; 
One  accent  of  the  Holy  Ghost 
The  heedless  world  has  never  lost. 

637. 

the  city  of  god. 
C.  M. 

City  of  God,  how  broad  and  far 
Outspread  thy  walls  sublime  ! 

The  true  thy  chartered  freemen  are, 
Of  every  age  and  cHme. 

439 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

One  holy  Church,  one  army  strong, 

One  steadfast  high  intent, 
One  working  hand,  one  harvest-song, 

One  King  Omnipotent ! 

How  purely  hath  thy  speech  come  down 

From  man's  primeval  youth  ! 
How  grandly  hath  thine  empire  grown 

Of  Freedom,  Love,  and  Timth  ! 

How  gleam  thy  watchfires  through  the  night, 

With  never  fainting  ray  ! 
How  rise  thy  towers,  serene  and  bright, 

To  meet  the  dawning  day  I 

In  vain  the  surge's  angry  shock, 

In  vain  the  drifting  sands ;   • 
Unharmed,  upon  the  Eternal  Rock, 

The  Eternal  City  stands. 


638. 

THE    CHURCH    UNIVERSAL. 
C.  M. 

One  holy  Church  of  God  appears 
Through  every  age  and  race, 

Unwasted  by  the  lapse  of  years, 
Unchanged  by  changing  place. 

From  oldest  time,  on  farthest  shores. 
Beneath  the  pine  or  palm. 

One  Unseen  Presence  she  adores. 
With  silence  or  with  psalm. 

440 


IN    ALL    AGES. 

Her  priests  are  all  God's  faithful  sons, 
To  serve  the  world  raised  up ; 

The  pure  in*  heart  her  baptized  ones, 
Love,  her  communion-cup. 

The  truth  is  her  prophetic  gift. 

The  soul  her  sacred  page  ; 
And  feet  on  mercy's  errands  swift 

Do  make  her  pilgrimage. 

O  living  Church  !  thine  errand  speed  ; 

Fulfil  thy  task  subhme  ; 
With  bread  of  life  earth's  hunger  feed ; 

Redeem  the  evil  time  ! 


639. 

THE    CHURCH    EVERLASTING. 
C.   M. 

O  WHERE  are  kings  and  empires  now 

Of  old  that  went  and  came  ? 
But  holy  Chiu'ch  is  praying  yet, 

A  thousand  years  the  same. 
Mark  ye  her  holy  battlements, 

And  her  foundations  strong  ; 
And  hear  within  her  solemn  voice, 

And  her  unending  song. 

For  not  like  kingdoms  of  the  world 

The  holy  Church  of  God  ! 
Though  earthquake  shocks  are  rocking  her, 

And  tempests  are  abroad  ; 
Unshaken  as  eternal  hills, 

Unmovable  she  stands, 
A  mountain  that  shall  fill  the  earth, 

A  fane  not  built  by  hands. 

19*  441 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 


THE    HEBREW    PROPHETS. 

640. 

'  HE    SPAKE    BY    HIS    HOLY    PROPHETS.' 
L.  M. 

O  FOR  that  flame  of  living  fire 
Which  shone  so  bright  in  saints  of  old ; 
Which  bade  their  souls  to  heaven  aspire, 
Calm  in  distress,  in  danger  bold ! 

O  for  the  spirit  which  of  old 

Proclaimed  Thy  love,  and  taught  Thy  ways ; 

Forth  in  Isaiah's  thunder  rolled, 

And  breathed  in  David's  tenderest  lays  ! 

O  for  that  spirit,  Lord,  which  dwelt 
In  Jesus'  breast  and  sealed  him  Thine  ; 
Which  made  Paul's  heart  with  sorrow  melt, 
And  glow  with  energy  divine  ! 

Is  not  Thy  word  as  mighty  now 
As  when  those  prophets  felt  its  power  ? 
The  ancient  days  remember  Thou, 
The  ancient  inspiration  shower  ! 

641. 

JOHN    AND    JESUS. 
S.    M. 

A  VOICE  by  Jordan's  shore  ! 
A  summons  stern  and  clear  ;  — 
Reform  !  be  just  I  and  sin  no  more  ! 
God's  judgment  draweth  near  ! 

442 


THE    HEBREW    PROPHETS. 

A  voice  by  Galilee, 
A  holier  voice  I  hear  :  — 
Love  God  !  thy  neighbor  love  !  for  see, 
God's  mercy  draweth  near  ! 

O  voice  of  Duty  !  still 
Speak  forth ;  I  hear  with  awe  : 
In  Thee  I  own  the  sovereign  will, 
Obey  the  sovereign  law. 

Thou  higher  voice  of  Love, 
Yet  speak  thy  word  in  me  ; 
Through  duty,  let  me  upward  move 
To  thy  pure  liberty  ! 


CHRISTIANITY. 

642. 

JESUS    OF   NAZARETH. 

CM. 

The  lovincf  Friend  to  all  who  bowed 

Beneath  life's  weary  load. 
From  lips  baptized  in  humble  prayer 

His  consolations  flowed. 

The  faithful  Witness  to  the  Truth, 

His  just  rebuke  was  hurled 
Out  from  a  heart  that  burned  to  break 

The  fetters  of  the  world. 

No  hollow  rite,  no  lifeless  creed. 
His  piercing  glance  could  bear  ; 

But  lontrino;  hearts  which  souo;ht  him  found 
That  God  and  heaven  were  there. 

443 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY, 

643. 

'come  unto  me.' 

7s  M. 

Come,  said  Jesus*  sacred  voice, 
Come  and  make  my  paths  your  choice  ; 
I  will  guide  you  to  your  home ; 
Weary  pilgrim !  hither  come. 

Thou  who,  houseless,  sole,  forlorn. 
Long  hast  borne  the  proud  world's  scorn, 
Long  hast  roamed  the  barren  waste. 
Weary  pilgrim  I  hither  haste. 

Ye  who,  tossed  on  beds  of  pain. 
Seek  for  ease,  and  seek  in  vain ; 
Ye  whose  swoln  and  sleepless  eyes 
Watch  to  see  the  morning  rise  ; 

Ye,  by  fiercer  anguish  torn. 
In  remorse  for  guilt  who  mourn, 
Here  repose  your  heavy  care  ; 
Who  the  stings  of  sin  can  bear  ? 

Sufferers,  come  ;  for  here  is  found 
Balm  that  flows  for  every  wound. 
Peace  that  ever  shall  endure. 
Rest  eternal,  sacred,  sure. 

644. 

'the  way,  the  truth,  and  the  life.' 

lOs  M. 

O  Thou  great  Friend  to  all  the  sons  of  men. 
Who  once  appeared  in  humblest  guise  below. 
Sin  to  rebuke,  to  break  the  captive's  chain. 
And  call  thy  brethren  forth  from  want  and  woe  I 

444 


CHRISTIANITY. 

We  look  to  thee ;  thy  truth  is  still  the  Light, 
Which  guides  the  nations,  groping  on  their  way, 
Stumbling  and  falling  in  disastrous  night, 
Yet  hoping  ever  for  the  perfect  day. 

Yes  !  Thou  art  still  the  Life  ;  thou  art  the  Way 
The  holiest  know  ;  —  Light,  Life,  and  Way  of 

heaven  ! 
And  they  who  dearest  hope,  and  deepest  pray, 
Toil  by   the  light,  life,  way,  which  thou    hast 

given. 

645. 

GETHSEMANE    AND    CALVARY. 

7s  M. 

When  my  love  to  God  grows  weak, 
When  for  deeper  faith  I  seek. 
Then  in  thought  I  go  to  thee, 
Garden  of  Gethsemane ! 

There  I  walk  amid  the  shades. 
While  the  lino;erino;  twilio-ht  fades. 
See  that  suffering,  friendless  one 
Weeping,  praying  there  alone. 

When  my  love  for  man  grows  weak, 
When  for  stronger  faith  I  seek. 
Hill  of  Calvary  !  I  go 
To  thy  scenes  of  fear  and  woe  ;  — 

There  behold  his  agony. 
Suffered  on  the  bitter  tree  ; 
See  his  anguish,  see  his  faith ; 
Love  triumphant  still  in  death. 

445 


GOD   IN    HUMANITY. 


Then  to  life  I  turn  again, 
Learning  all  the  worth  of  pain, 
Learning  all  the  might  that  hes 
In  a  full  self-sacrifice. 


646. 

MADE    PERFECT    THROUGH    SUFFERING. 
L.  M. 

O  SUFFERING  Friend  of  human  kind  ! 
How,  as  the  fatal  hour  drew  near, 
Came  thronging  on  thy  holy  mind 
The  images  of  grief  and  fear  ! 

Gethsemane's  sad  midnight  scene. 
The  faithless  friends,  the  exulting  foes, 
The  thorny  crown,  the  insult  keen. 
The  scourge,  the  cross,  before  thee  rose. 

Did  not  thy  spii'it  shrink  dismayed, 

As  the  dark  \dsion  o'er  it  came  ; 

And  though  in  sinless  strength  arrayed, 

Turn,  shuddering,  from  the  death  of  shame  ? 

Onward,  like  thee,  through  scorn  and  dread. 

May  we  our  Father's  call  obey. 

Steadfast  the  path  of  duty  tread, 

And  rise,  tln'ough  death,  to  endless  day. 

647. 

'  A    NEW    COMMANDMENT.' 
C.  M. 

Beneath  the  shadow  of  the  cross, 

As  earthly  hopes  remove. 
His  new  commandment  Jesus  gives, 

His  blessed  word  of  love. 

446 


CHRISTIANITY. 

O  bond  of  union,  strong  and  deep  ! 

O  bond  of])erfect  peace  ! 
Not  even  the  lifted  cross  can  liann, 

If  we  but  hold  to  this. 

Then,  Jesus,  be  thy  spirit  ours  ! 

And  swift  our  feet  shall  move 
To  deeds  of  pure  self-sacrifice, 

And  the  sweet  tasks  of  love. 


648. 

'  LET   THIS    CUP    PASS    FROM    ME.' 
L.  M. 

A  VOICE  upon  the  midnight  air, 
Where  Kedron's  moonlit  waters  stray, 
Weeps  forth  in  agony  of  prayer, 
'  O  Father,  take  this  cup  away  ! ' 

Ah,  thou  who  sorrow' st  unto  death. 
We  conquer  in  thy  mortal  fi'ay  ; 
And  earth  for  all  her  children  saith, 
'  O  God,  take  not  this  cup  away  ! ' 

O  Lord  of  sorrow !  nobly  die  ; 
Thou  'It  heal  or  hallow  all  our  woe  ; 
Thy  peace  shall  still  the  mourner's  sigh  ; 
Thy  strength  shall  raise  the  faint  and  low. 

Great  chief  of  faithful  souls,  arise  ; 
None  else  can  lead  the  martyr  band. 
Who  teach  the  soul  how  peril  flies, 
When  faith,  miarmed,  uplifts  the  hand. 

O  king  of  earth !  the  cross  ascend  ; 
O'er  climes  and  ages  't  is  thy  throne  ; 
Where'er  thy  fading  eye  may  bend. 
The  desert  blooms  and  is  thine  own. 

447 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

649. 

STRENGTH  FROM  THE  CROSS. 
P.  M. 

'  It  is  finished ! '  Man  of  sorrows ! 
From  thy  cross  our  frailty  borrows 

Strength  to  bear  and  conquer  thus. 

While  extended  there  we  view  thee, 
Mighty  sufferer !  draw  us  to  thee  ; 
Sufferer  victorious ! 

Not  in  vain  for  us  uphfted, 
Man  of  sorrows,  wonder-gifted  ! 
May  that  sacred  emblem  be  ; 

Lifted  high  amid  the  ages, 
Guide  of  heroes,  saints,  and  sages. 
May  it  guide  us  still  to  thee  ! 

Still  to  thee !  whose  love  unbounded 
Sorrow's  depths  for  us  has  sounded, 
Perfected  by  conflicts  sore. 

Honored  be  thy  cross  forever ; 
Star,  that  points  our  high  endeavor 
Whither  thou  hast  gone  before  ! 

650. 

BEARING    THE    CROSS. 
L.  M. 

Pledge  of  our  glorious  home  afar. 
The  holy  cross  with  joy  we  take  ; 
Sign  of  a  peace  life  could  not  mar, 
And  of  a  faith  death  could  not  shake. 

448 


CILRI6TIANITY. 

It  tells  how  Truth,  once  crucified, 
Now  throned  in  majesty  doth  reign ; 
How  Love  is  blest  and  glorified, 
That  once  on  earth  was  mocked  and  slain. 

Up,  brethren  of  the  cross  !  and  haste 
Onward  where  Jesus  goes  before  ; 
We  praise  him  best  when  we  too  taste 
The  shame  and  cross  that  once  he  bore. 


651. 

'persecuted  for  righteousness'  sake.' 

L.  M. 

Sport  of  the  changeful  multitude, 
Nor  calmly  heard,  nor  understood. 
With  bonds  and  scorn  and  evil  will 
The  world  requites  its  prophets  still. 

Men  followed  where  the  highest  led. 
For  common  gifts  of  daily  bread. 
And  gross  of  ear,  of  vision  dim. 
Owned  not  the  godhke  power  of  him. 

Vain  as  a  di-eamer's  word  to  them 
His  wail  above  Jerusalem ; 
And  meaningless  the  watch  he  kept. 
Through  which  his  weak  disciples  slept. 

Yet  shrink  not  thou,  whoe'er  thou  art, 
For  God's  great  purpose  set  apart, 
Before  whose  far-discerning  eyes, 
The  Future  as  the  Present  lies ! 

449  CO 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 


Beyond  a  narrow-bounded  age, 
Stretches  thy  prophet  heritage, 
Thine  audience,  worlds,  —  all  time  to  be 
The  witness  of  the  Truth  in  thee. 


652. 

JESUS    PRESENT    IN   THE    SPIRIT. 
Us  M. 

O,  WHEREFORE  the  dream  of  the  earthly  abode 
Of  humanity  clothed  in  the  brightness  of  God  ? 
Were  the  spmt  but  turned  from  the  outward 

and  dim. 
It  could  gaze  even  now  on  the  presence  of  him. 

And  what  though  our  feet  may  not  tread  where 

he  stood. 
Nor  our  ears  hear  the  dashing  of  Galilee's  flood, 
Nor  our  eyes  see  the  cross  that  he  bowed  him 

to  bear. 
Nor  our  knees  press   Gethsemane's  garden  of 

prayer  ! 

Yet,  Loved  of  the  Father !  thy  spirit  is  near 
To  the  meek  and  the  lowly  and  penitent  here ; 
And  the  voice    of  thy  love  is  the  same,  even 

now. 
As  at  Bethany's  home,  or  on  Olivet's  brow. 

O,   the    Outward  has  gone !   but  in  glory  and 

power 
The  spirit  surviveth  the  things  of  an  hour  ; 
Unchanged,  undecaying,  its  Pentecost  flame 
On  the  heart's  secret  altar  is  burning  the  same. 

450 


CHRISTIANITY. 

653. 

THE    POWER    OF    JESUS. 
10s  M. 

Strong-souled  Reformer,  whose  far-seeing  faith 
Of  Hfted  cry  and  tumult  had  no  need,  — 
Who  stay'dst  the  hghtnings  of  thy  holy  wrath 
With  pitying  love,  to  spare  the  bruis^id  reed,  — 
Thy  Avill  to  save,  thy  strength  to  conquer,  flowed 
Fi'om  seas  of  tenderness  and  might  in  God. 

Thy  living  word  sprang  from  the  heart  of  Man, 
Eternal  word  of  love  and  liberty : 
Fearless  thou  gav'st  it  to  the  winds  again ; 
'T  was  Manhood's  native  tongue,  and  could  not  die. 
To  thy  dear  brotherhood  life's  pulses  leap ; 
And  wakening  ages  answer,  deep  to  deep. 

654. 

CHRISTIANITY. 
L.   M. 

O  FAIREST-BORN  of  Love  and  Light, 
Yet  bending  brow  and  eye  severe 

On  all  which  pains  the  holy  sight. 
Or  wounds  the  pure  and  perfect  ear  ! 

The  generous  feeling,  pure  and  warm. 
Which  owns  the  riglits  of  all  divine, 

The  pitying  heart,  the  helping  arm. 
The  prompt  self-sacrifice,  are  thine. 

Beneath  thy  broad,  im]iartial  eye. 

How  fade  the  lines  of  caste  and  birth  ! 

How  equal  in  their  sufferings  lie 
The  groaning  multitudes  of  earth  ! 

451 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

Still  to  a  stricken  brother  true, 

Whatever  clime  hath  nurtured  him ; 

As  stooped  to  heal  the  wounded  Jew 
The  worshipper  of  Gerizim. 

Thou  look'st  on  man,  retaining  yet, 
Howe'er  debased  and  soiled  and  dim, 

The  crown  upon  his  forehead  set, 
The  immortal  gift  of  God  to  him. 

655. 

THE    HERALDS    OF    THE    CROSS. 
C.   M. 

Forth  went  the  heralds  of  the  cross. 

No  dangers  made  them  pause  ; 
They  counted  all  the  world  but  loss. 

For  their  great  Master's  cause. 

Through  looks  of  fire,  and  words  of  scorn, 

Serene  their  path  they  trod  ; 
And,  to  the  dreary  dungeon  borne, 

Sang  praises  unto  God. 

Friends  dropped  the  hand  they  clasped  before, 

Love  chano;ed  to  cruel  hate. 
And  home  to  them  was  home  no  more  ; 

Yet  mourned  they  not  their  fate. 

In  all  his  dark  and  dread  array. 

Death  rose  upon  their  sight ; 
But  calmly  still  they  kept  their  way. 

And  shrank  not  from  the  fight. 

They  knew  to  whom  their  trust  was  given. 
They  could  not  doubt  His  word ; 

Before  them  beamed  the  light  of  heaven, 
The  presence  of  their  Lord. 

453 


CHRISTIANITY. 

656. 

THE    PREACHERS    OF    THE    WORD. 
7s  M. 

Thanks  to  God  for  those  who  came 
In  tlie  Gospel's  glorious  name  ; 
Who  upon  the  green  earth  trod 
But  to  teach  the  truth  of  God. 

For  the  great  apostles,  first, 
Who  from  life's  endearments  burst. 
Going  from  the  Cross,  and  then 
Leadino'  to  the  Cross  again : 

For  the  next,  who  meekly  poured 
Willing  blood  to  serve  their  Lord ; 
Fearless  bore  the  racks  of  pain. 
Felon's  death,  or  captive's  chain  ; 

And  for  all,  from  shore  to  shore. 
Who  the  blessed  tidings  bore ; 
All  who  wrought  for  liberty 
When  't  was  treason  to  be  free. 

Ye,  who  now,  in  better  days, 
Live  to  spread  your  Maker's  praise. 
Speed  your  embassy  where'er 
Life  has  grief,  or  death  has  fear ! 

657. 

PAUL. 
lOs  M. 

The  Will  Divine  that  woke  a  waiting  time 
With  desert  cry  and  Calvary's  cross  sublime, 
Had  equal  need  on  thee  its  power  to  prove, 
Thou  soul  of  passionate  zeal  and  tenderest  love  ! 

453 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

O  slave  devout  of  burdening  Hebrew  school, 
Proud  to  fulfil  each  tnne-exalted  rule, 
How  broke  the  illusion  of  thy  swelling  wrath 
On  that  meek  front  of  calm,  enduring  faith ! 

Then  flashed  it  on  thy  spirit  mightily 

That  thou  hadst  spurned  a  love  that  died  for 

thee  ; 
And  all  the  pride  went  down  in  whelming  flood 
Of  boundless  shame  and  boundless  gratitude. 

What  large  atonement  that  great  conscience  pays ! 
For  every  wounding  slight,  a  psalm  of  praise  ; 
Unending  worship  shall  the  debt  consume. 
For  hours  of  rage,  a  life  of  martyrdom. 

Yet  in  such  morning  glow,  such  vital  day. 
What  chilling  sense  of  claim  or  debt  can  stay  ? 
O  wondrous  power  of  noble  love,  to  free 
From  binding  Law  to  glorious  Liberty  ! 

Dream  not  that  one  hath  drained  the  exhaust- 
less  sea ; 
Full  pours  the  tide  in  widening  stream  for  thee  ; 
Lift  for  new  hberties  that  conquering  sign  ; 
Shatter  the  severing  walls  with  touch  divine  ! 


658. 

THANKS    FOR    ALL   SAINTS. 
S.    M. 

For  all  Thy  saints,  O  God ! 
Who  strove  in  Thee  to  live, 
Who  followed  Thee,  obeyed,  adored. 
Our  grateful  hymn  receive. 

454 


THE    PROTESTANT    EEFORMATION. 

For  all  Thy  saints,  O  God ! 
Accept  our  tliankflil  cry, 
Who  counted  Thee  their  great  reward. 
And  yearned  for  Thee  to  die. 

They  all,  in  life  and  death. 

With  Thee,  their  Lord,  m  view. 
Learned  from  Thy  holy  spirit's  breath 

To  suffer  and  to  do. 

For  This  Thy  name  we  bless, 

And  humbly  pray  that  we 
May  follow  them  in  holiness, 

And  live  and  die  in  Thee. 


THE  PROTESTANT  REFORMATION. 

659. 

THE   PROTESTANT   REFORMATION. 
L.  M. 

For  all  Thy  gifts  we  praise  Thee,  Lord, 
With  Hfted  song  and  bended  knee ; 
But  now  our  thanks  are  chiefly  poui'ed 
For  those  who  taught  us  to  be  free. 

For  when  the  soul  lay  bound  below 

A  heavy  yoke  of  forms  and  creeds. 

And  none  Thy  word  of  truth  could  know, 

0'ergro^\^l  with  tares  and  choked  with  weeds; 

The  monarch's  sword,  the  prelate's  pride. 
The  church's  curse,  the  empire's  ban. 
By  one  poor  monk  were  all  defied. 
Who  never  feared  the  face  of  man. 

465 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

Half-battles  were  the  words  he  said, 
Each  born  of  prayer,  baptized  in  tears ; 
And  routed  by  them,  backward  fled 
The  errors  of  a  thousand  years. 

With  lifted  song  and  bended  knee, 
For  all  Thy  gifts  we  praise  Thee,  Lord ; 
But  chief  for  those  who  made  us  free. 
The  champions  of  Thy  holy  word. 


660. 

Luther's  psalm. 
p.  M. 

A  MIGHTY  fortress  is  our  God, 

A  bulwark  never  failing ; 
Our  Helper  He,  amid  the  flood 

Of  mortal  ills  prevailing. 
For  still  our  ancient  foe 
Doth  seek  to  work  us  woe ; 
His  craft  and  power  are  great, 
And,  armed  with  cruel  hate, 

On  earth  is  not  his  equal. 

God's  word  above  all  earthly  powers  ■ 
No  thanks  to  them  —  abideth  ; 

The  spirit  and  the  gifts  are  ours. 
Through  Him  who  with  us  sideth. 

Let  goods  and  kindred  go. 

This  mortal  life  also  ; 

The  body  they  may  kill, 

God's  truth  abideth  still. 
His  kingdom  is  forever. 


456 


THE    PROTESTANT    REFORMATION. 

661. 

THE    REFORMERS. 
C.    M. 

An  offering  at  the  slirine  of  power 

Our  hands  shall  never  bring ; 
A  garland  on  the  car  of  pomp 

Our  hands  shall  never  fling  ; 
Applauding  in  the  conqueror's  path 

Our  voices  ne'er  shall  be  ; 
But  we  have  hearts  to  honor  those 

Who  bade  the  world  go  free  ! 

Praise  to  the  good,  the  pure,  the  great. 

Who  made  us  what  we  are,  — 
Who  lit  the  flame  which  yet  shall  glow 

With  radiance  brighter  far  ! 
Glory  to  them  in  coming  time, 

And  through  eternity. 
Who  burst  the  captive's  galling  cham. 

And  bade  the  world  go  free  ! 

662. 

THE    martyrs'    ashes. 
6S  M. 

Flung  to  the  heedless  winds, 
Or  on  the  waters  cast. 
Their  ashes  shall  be  watched, 
And  gathered  at  the  last ; 
And  from  that  scattered  dust, 
Around  us  and  abroad. 
Shall  spring  a  plenteous  seed 
Of  witnesses  for  God. 

20  467 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

The  Father  hath  received 

Their  latest  hving  breath  ; 

Yet  vain  is  Satan's  boast 

Of  victory  in  their  death  ; 

Still,  still,  though  dead,  they  speak. 

And,  trumpet-tongue d,  proclaim 

To  many  a  wakening  land 

The  one  prevailing  name. 

663. 

THE   VICTORY    OF    FAITH. 
C.    M. 

Glory  to  God !  whose  witness-train, 

Those  heroes  bold  in  faith. 
Could  smile  on  poverty  and  pain, 

And  triumph  even  in  death. 

O,  may  that  faith  our  hearts  sustain 

Wherein  they  fearless  stood. 
When,  in  the  power  of  cruel  men. 

They  poured  their  willing  blood ! 

God,  whom  we  serve,  our  God,  can  save  ; 

Can  damp  the  scorching  flame, 
Can  build  an  ark,  or  smooth  the  wave. 

For  such  as  love  His  name. 

Yea,  should  it  even  to  man  appear. 
At  times,  as  though  the  Lord 

Forsook  His  chosen  servants  here. 
We  yet  will  trust  His  word. 

Lord  !  if  Thine  arm  support  us  still 

With  its  eternal  strength, 
We  shall  overcome  the  mightiest  ill. 

And  conquerors  prove,  at  length. 

45S 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 


THE    PILGRIMS. 

664. 

THE   PILGRIM    FATHERS. 
P.   M. 

The  breaking  waves  dashed  high 

On  a  stern  and  rock-bound  coast, 
And  the  woods  against  a  stormy  sky 

Their  giant  branches  tossed  ; 
And  the  heavy  night  hung  dark 

The  hills  and  waters  o'er, 
When  a  band  of  exiles  moored  their  bark 

On  the  wild  New  England  shore. 

Not  as  the  conqueror  comes, 

They,  the  true-hearted,  came  ; 
Not  with  the  roll  of  the  stirring  drums. 

And  the  trumpet  that  sings  of  fame  ; 
Not  as  the  flying  come, 

In  silence  and  in  fear  ; 
They  shook  the  depths  of  the  desert's  gloom 

With  their  hymns  of  lofty  cheer. 

Amidst  the  storm  they  sang ; 

And  the  stars  heard,  and  the  sea ; 
And  tlie  sounding  aisles  of  the  dim  woods  rang 

To  the  anthem  of  the  free. 
The  ocean  eagle  soared 

From  his  nest  by  the  white  wave's  foam, 
And  the  rocking  [)ines  of  tlie  forest  roared  ;  — 

This  was  their  welcome  liome ! 

459 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 


What  sought  the j  thus  afar  ? 

Bright  jewels  of  the  mine  ? 
The  wealth  of  seas,  the  spoils  of  war  ? 

They  sought  a  faith's  pure  shine  ! 
Ay,  call  it  holy  ground, 

The  soil  where  first  they  trod ! 
They  have  left  unstained  what  there  they  found : 

Freedom  to  worship  God. 


665. 

THE   TWENTY-SECOND    OF    DECEMBER. 
L.  M. 

Wild  was  the  day ;  the  wintiy  sea 
Moaned  sadly  on  New  England's  strand, 
When  first,  the  thoughtful  and  the  free, 
Our  fathers  trod  the  desert  land. 

They  little  thought  how  pure  a  light 
With  years  should  gather  round  that  day  ; 
How  love  should  keep  their  memories  bright ; 
How  wide  a  realm  their  sons  should  sway. 

Green  are  then'  bays ;  but  greener  still 

Shall  round  their  spreading  fame  be  wreathed  ; 

And  regions  now  untrod  shall  thrill 

With  reverence  when  tlieir  names  are  breathed. 

Till  where  the  sun,  with  softer  fires, 
Looks  on  the  vast  Pacific's  sleep, 
The  children  of  the  Pilgrim  sires 
This  hallowed  day  like  us  shall  keep. 

460 


THE    PRESENT    AGE. 

606. 

THE    ALTAR    AND   THE    SCHOOL. 
L.    M. 

When,  driven  l)y  oppression's  rod, 
Our  fathers  fled  beyond  the  sea, 
Their  care  was  first  to  honor  God, 
And  next  to  leave  their  children  free. 

Above  the  forest's  gloomy  shade 
The  altar  and  the  school  appeared; 
On  that  the  gifts  of  faith  were  laid, 
In  this  their  precious  hopes  were  reared. 

The  altar  and  the  school  still  stand. 
The  sacred  pillars  of  our  trust ; 
And  freedom's  sons  shall  fill  the  land 
When  we  are  sleeping  in  the  dust. 

Before  Thine  altar.  Lord,  we  bend. 
With  grateful  song  and  fervent  prayer, 
For  Thou  w^ho  wast  our  fathers'  friend 
Wilt  make  our  offspring  still  Thy  care. 


THE    PRESENT    AGE. 

667. 

THE   PAST    AND    THE    PRESENT. 
108  M. 

The  Past  yet  lives  in  all  its  truth,  O  God  ! 
Where  Thy  great  spirit  speaks  for  us  to  hear ; 
Where  holy  souls  their  lofty  witness  bear. 
And,  by  their  glory,  make  our  coui'se  more  clear. 

461 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

That  such  as  these  have  trod  the  world's  steep 

path, 
Wresting  from  sin  its  strength,  from  wrong  its 

throne. 
In  every  age  and  chme  the  leaders  true 
By  whom  the  way  of  life  to  man  is  shown,  — 

We,  with  our  spirits  waked  to  higher  aims. 
Would  thank  Thee,  Holy  Father  of  our  souls. 
Taking  to  heart  the  prophecy  of  might. 
That  from  their  burning  deeds  forever  rolls. 

We  too,  like  them,  O  God !  would  work  with 

Thee, 
And  consecrate  our  lives  to  guard  the  right ; 
For  thus  alone  can  we.  Thy  children,  be 
Worthy  this  priceless  heritage  of  light. 

O,"  lead  us.  Father !  break  all  bonds  that  keep 
Our  souls  from  heeding  Thee,  and  only  Thee  ; 
Teach  us,  that  they  who  serve  the  hving  Truth 
Hallow  all  time,  and  move  eternity. 

668. 

'to-day,  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice.' 
C.  M. 

Our  God  !  our  God  !  Thou  shinest  here  ; 

Thine  own  this  latter  day ; 
To  us  Thy  radiant  steps  appear  ; 

Here  leads  Thy  glorious  way  ! 

We  shine  not  only  with  the  light 

Thou  didst  shed  down  of  yore  ; 
On  us  Thou  streamest  strong  and  bright ; 

Thy  comings  are  not  o'er. 

462 


THE    rjlESENT    AGE. 

The  fathers  had  not  all  of  Thee  ; 

New  births  are  in  Thy  grace  ; 
All  open  to  our  souls  shall  be 

Thy  glory's  hiding-place. 

We  gaze  on  Thy  outgoings  bright, 
Down  cgmeth  Thy  full  power ; 

We,  the  glad  bearers  of  Thy  light ; 
This,  tliis  Thy  saving  hour ! 

On  us  Thy  spirit  hast  Thou  poured ; 

To  us  Thy  word  has  come  ; 
We  feel,  we  bless.  Thy  quickening.  Lord ! 

Thou  shalt  not  find  us  dumb. 

Thou  comest  near ;  Thou  standest  by ; 

Our  work  begins  to  shine ; 
Thou  dwellest  with  us  mightily,  — 

On  come  the  years  divine  ! 


669. 

FAITH    OF    OUR   FATHERS. 
L.  M. 

Faith  of  our  fathers,  living  still. 
In  spite  of  dungeon,  fire,  and  sword ; 
O  how  our  hearts  beat  high  with  joy 
Whene'er  we  hear  that  g-lorious  word  ! 
Faith  of  our  fathers,  holy  faith  ! 
We  will  be  true  to  thee  till  death. 

Our  flithers,  chained  in  prisons  dark. 
Were  still  in  heart  and  conscience  free  ; 
How  sweet  would  be  their  children's  fate, 
If  they,  like  them,  could  die  for  Thee  ! 
Faith  of  our  flithers,  holy  faith  ! 
We  will  be  true  to  thee  till  death. 

463 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

Faltli  of  our  fathers  !  we  will  love 
Both  friend  and  foe  in  all  our  strife ; 
And  preach  thee  too,  as  love  knows  how, 
By  kindly  words  and  virtuous  life. 
Faith  of  our  fathers,  holy  faith  ! 
We  will  be  true  to  thee  till  death. 


670. 

OLD    AND    NEW^. 
L.   M. 

O,  SOMETIMES  gleams  upon  our  sight, 
Through  present  wrong,  the  Eternal  Kight! 
And  step  by  step,  since  time  began, 
We  see  the  steady  gain  of  man ;  — 

That  all  of  good  the  past  hath  had 
Remains  to  make  our  own  time  glad. 
Our  common  daily  life  divine. 
And  every  land  a  Palestine. 

We  lack  but  open  eye  and  ear 
To  find  the  Orient's  marvels  here, 
The  still  small  voice  in  autumn's  hush, 
Yon  maple  wood  the  burning  bush. 

For  still  the  new  transcends  the  old. 
In  signs  and  tokens  manifold ; 
Slaves  rise  up  men  ;  the  olive  waves 
With  roots  deep  set  in  battle  graves. 

Through  the  harsh  noises  of  our  day 
A  low,  sweet  prelude  finds  its  way ; 
Through  clouds  of  doubt  and  creeds  of  fear 
A  light  is  breaking,  calm  and  clear. 

464 


THE    PRESENT    AGE. 


Henceforth  my  heart  shall  sigh  no  more 
For  olden  time  and  holier  shore ; 
God's  love  and  blessing,  then  and  there, 
Are  now,  and  here,  and  everywhere. 


671. 

'the  tabernacle  of  god  is  with  men.' 
L.  M. 

Look  up,  O  man !  behold  the  same 
Celestial  throngs  of  old  who  came. 
For  thee  descends  the  spirit-host ; 
Thine  all  the  tongues  of  Pentecost. 

This  common  earth,  by  mortals  trod. 
Is  hallowed  by  the  present  God ; 
And  His  great  heaven  is  all  unfurled 
In  Hglit  and  beauty  o'er  the  world. 

While  others  see  but  chance  and  change. 
Thy  soul  the  heavenly  spheres  may  range, 
And  there  discern,  wl1:h  spirit-sense. 
The  heart  of  God's  great  Providence. 

The  lonely  chamber  of  thy  rest 
Shall  beam  with  many  an  angel  guest. 
And  Nature  lay  her  tribute  sweet 
Of  health  and  beauty  at  thy  feet. 

No  creed  shall  bind  thy  freeborn  might. 
No  shadow  veil  the  heavenly  height. 
But  sorrow  from  thy  soul  shall  cease 
And  God's  own  presence  give  thee  peace. 

20  *  465  DD 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

672. 

THE    soul's    prophecy. 

7s  M. 

All  before  us  lies  the  way ; 

Give  the  past  unto  the  wind ; 
All  before  us  is  the  day, 

Night  and  darkness  are  behind. 

Eden  with  its  angels  bold, 

Love  and  flowers  and  coolest  sea. 
Is  less  an  ancient  story  told 

Than  a  glowing  prophecy. 

In  the  spirit's  perfect  air, 

In  the  passions  tame  and  kind, 

Innocence  from  selfish  care. 
The  real  Eden  we  shall  find. 

When  the  soul  to  sin  hath  died, 
True  and  beautiftil  and  sound. 

Then  all  earth  is  sanctified, 
Upsprings  paradise  around. 

From  this  spirit  land,  afar 

All  disturbing  force  shall  flee  ; 

Stir,  nor  toil,  nor  hope  shall  mar 
Its  immortal  unity. 

673. 

THE    WORD. 
C.   M. 

In  the  beginning  was  the  Word : 

Athwart  the  chaos-night 
It  gleamed  with  quick  creative  power. 

And  there  was  life  and  light. 

466 


THE    niESENT    AGE. 

Thy  Word,  O  God  !  is  living  yet, 

Amid  earth's  restless  strife 
New  liarinony  creating  still. 

And  ever  higher  lite. 

And,  as  that  Word  moves  surely  on, 

The  light,  ray  after  ray. 
Streams  further  out  athwart  the  dark, 

And  night  grows  into  day. 

O  Word  that  broke  the  stillness  first, 
Sound  on  !  and  never  cease, 

Till  all  earth's  darkness  be  made  light. 
And  all  her  discord  peace  ! 

Till — wail  of  woe,  and  clank  of  chain. 
And  bruit  of  battle  stilled  — 

The  world  with  Thy  great  music's  pulse, 
O  Word  of  Love  !  be  thrilled. 

Till  selfish  passion,  strife,  and  wrong 
Thy  summons  shall  have  heard. 

And  Thy  creation  be  complete, 
O  Thou  Eternal  Word  ! 

674. 

BEHOLD,    HE    COMETH  ! 
6s   M. 

Hark  !  throuo;h  the  wakino;  earth. 
Hark  !  through  the  echoing  sky. 
Herald  of  freedom's  birth, 
There  comes  a  glorious  cry. 

The  triple  chains  that  bind 
Fall  from  the  Aveary  limb. 
And  from  the  down-crushed  mind, 
As  soundeth  that  liish  livniii. 

467 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 


Unto  man's  waiting  heart 
It  saith,  — '  Arise,  be  strong  ! 
Bear  thou  an  earnest  part 
Against  all  forms  of  wrong. 

'  Wouldst  live  in  earth  as  lives 
The  glorious  One  above  ? 
He  for  thy  model  gives 
Himself,  and  He  is  Love. 

'  Love  in  each  brother  man 
The  God  who  loveth  him ; 
Revere  the  stamp  of  Heaven, 
However  marred  and  dim. 

'  Bid  fear  give  place  to  love ; 
Bid  doubt  and  passion  cease  ; 
Be  every  word  of  hate 
Forever  hushed  in  peace.' 

Sound,  sound  through  all  the  earth  ! 
Sound  through  the  echoing  sky ! 
Proclaim  the  world's  new  birth  ; 
Proclaim  the  Lord  is  nigh  ! 

675. 

CALL    OF    THE    AGE. 

8  &  7s  M. 

We  are  living,  we  are  dwelling 
In  a  grand  and  awful  time ; 

In  an  age  on  ages  telling, 
To  be  living  is  sublime.  ' 

Will  ye  play,  then,  will  ye  dally 
With  your  music  and  your  wine  ? 

Up  I  it  is  the  Almighty's  rally  I 

God's  own  arm  hath  need  of  thine  ! 

463 


THE    niESENT    AGE. 


On  !  let  all  the  soul  witliin  you 
For  the  Truth's  sake  ^-o  abroad  ! 

Strike  !  let  every  nerve  and  sinew- 
Tell  on. ages,  tell  for  God. 


676. 

ON    THE    lord's    SIDE. 
C.   M. 

God's  trumpet  wakes  the  slumbering  w^orld ; 

Now,  each  man  to  his  post ! 
The  red-cross  banner  is  unfurled ;  — 

Who  joins  the  glorious  host  ? 

He  who,  in  fealty  to  the  Truth, 

And  counting  all  the  cost. 
Doth  consecrate  his  generous  youth,  — 

He  joins  the  noble  host ! 

He  who,  no  anger  on  his  tongue. 

Nor  any  idle  boast, 
Bears  steadfast  witness  against  wrong,  - — 

He  joins  the  sacred  host ! 

He  ^^'ho,  with  calm,  undaunted  will. 

Ne'er  counts  the  battle  lost. 
But,  though  defeated,  battles  still, — 

He  joins  the  faithful  host ! 

He  who  is  ready  for  the  cross. 

The  cause  despised  loves  most, 
And  slums  not  pain  or  shame  or  loss,  — 

He  joins  the  martyr  host  I 


469 


GOD    IX    HUMANITY. 

677. 

'THE    SACRAMENTAL   HOST    OF    GOD's    ELECT.' 
C.  M. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  gates  of  brass ! 

Ye  bars  of  iron,  yield  ! 
And  let  tlie  King  of  glory  pass ; 

The  Cross  is  in  the  field. 

A  holy  war  his  servants  wage, 

Mysteriously  at  strife ; 
The  powers  of  heaven  and  hell  engage 

For  more  than  death  or  life. 

Ye  armies  of  the  Living  God, 

His  sacramental  host. 
Where  hallowed  footsteps  never  trod. 

Take  your  appointed  post. 

Follow  the  Cross ;  the  ark  of  Peace, 

Accompany  your  path ; 
To  souls  imprisoned  bring  release 

From  bondagce  and  from  wrath. 


o 


Uplifted  are  the  gates  of  brass. 
The  bars  of  iron  peld ; 

Behold  the  King  of  glory  pass  ! 
The  Cross  has  won  the  field. 


678. 

THE    REFORMERS. 
C.   M. 

O  PURE  Reformers  !  not  in  vain 

Your  trust  in  human  kind ; 
The  good  which  bloodshed  could  not  gain, 

Your  peacefiil  zeal  shall  find. 

470 


THE    PRESENT    AGE. 

The  truths  ye  urge  are  borne  abroad 

By  every  avIikI  and  tide  ; 
The  voice  of  nature  and  of  God 

Speaks  out  upon  your  side. 

The  weapons  which  your  hands  have  found 
Are  those  which  Heaven  hath  wrought, 

Liglit,  Truth,  and  Love  ; — your  battle-ground. 
The  free,  broad  field  of  Tliought. 

O,  may  no  selfish  purpose  break 

The  beauty  of  your  plan. 
Nor  lie  from  throne  or  altar  shake 

Your  steady  faith  in  man ! 

Press  on  !  and  if  we  may  not  share 

The  glory  of  your  fight, 
We  '11  ask  at  least,  in  earnest  prayer, 

God's  blessins:  on  the  Riffht. 


679. 

THE    MARTYR    OF    FREEDOM. 
P.   M. 

Thou  hast  fallen  in  thine  armor, 

Thou  martyr  of  the  Lord, 
With  thy  last  breath  crying,  '  Onward  I ' 

And  thy  hand  upon  thy  sword ; 
The  haughty  heart  derideth, 

And  the  scornful  lip  reviles. 
But  the  blessing  of  the  perishing 

Around  thy  memoiy  smiles. 

Though  lying  lips  may  torture  ' 

Tliy  mercy  into  crime. 
Though  the  slanderer  may  flourish. 

Like  the  bay-tree,  for  a  time,  — 

471 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

Yet  shall  thy  praise  be  spoken, 
Redeemed  from  falsehood's  ban, 

When  the  fetters  shall  be  broken, 
And  the  slave  shall  be  a  man. 

Glory  to  God  forever ! 

Beyond  the  despot's  will 
The  soul  of  freedom  liveth, 

Imperishable  still. 
What  though  red-handed  violence 

With  secret  fi^aud  combine, 
The  wall  of  fire  is  round  us. 

Our  present  Help  is  thine. 

In  the  evil  days  before  us, 

And  the  trials  yet  to  come, 
In  the  shadow  of  the  prison. 

And  the  cniel  martyrdom. 
We  will  think  of  thee,  O  brother  ! 

And  thy  sainted  name  shall  be 
In  the  blessing  of  the  captive, 

And  the  anthem  of  the  free. 


680. 

THE    SPIRIT    OF   TRUTH. 
L.  M. 

Thou,  long  disowned,  reviled,  opprest, 
Strange  friend  of  human  kind, 
Seeking  through  weary  years  a  rest 
Within  our  hearts  to  find ;  — 

How  late  thy  bright  and  awful  brow 
Breaks  through  these  clouds  of  sin ! 
Hail,  Truth  Divine  !  we  know  thee  now. 
Angel  of  God,  come  in  ! 

472 


THE    PRESENT    AGE. 

Come,  though  with  purifying  fire 
And  desolating  sword, 
Tliou  of  all  nations  the  desire  ! 
Earth  waits  thy  cleansing  word. 

Struck  by  the  lightning  of  thy  glance. 
Let  old  oppressions  die  ; 
Before  thy  cloudless  countenance 
Let  fear  and  falsehood  fly. 

Anoint  our  eyes  with  healing  grace, 
To  see,  as  ne'er  before. 
Our  Father  in  our  brother's  face, 
Our  Maker  in  His  poor. 

Flood  our  dark  life  with  golden  day  ; 
Convince,  subdue,  enthrall ; 
Then  to  a  mightier  yield  thy  sway, 
And  Love  be  all  in  all. 

681. 

'so    SHALL    MY   WORD    BE.' 
C.  M. 

Thy  Word,  O  Lord  !  like  gentle  dews, 
Falls  soft  on  hearts  that  pine ; 

Unto  Thy  garden  ne'er  refuse 
This  heavenly  rain  of  Thine. 

Thy  Word  is  like  a  flaming  sword, 
A  wedge  that  cleaveth  stone  ; 

Keen  as  a  fire,  so  burns  Thy  Word, 
Let  its  full  work  be  done ! 

Thy  Word,  a  wondrous  guiding  star, 
C)n  pilgrim  hearts  doth  rise  ; 

O,  guide  the  souls  who  wander  far, 
And  make  the  simple  wise  ! 

473 


GOD    IX    HUMANITY. 

682. 

'the  fields  are  white.' 

7s  M. 

Word  of  Life,  most  pure,  most  strong ! 
Lo  !  for  Thee  the  nations  long  : 
Spread,  till  from  its  dreary  night 
All  the  world  awakes  to  light. 

Lo  !  the  ripening  fields  we  see  ; 
Mighty  shall  the  harvest  be  : 
But  the  reapers  still  are  few ; 
Great  the  work  they  have  to  do. 

Lord  of  harvest,  let  there  be 
Joy  and  strength  to  work  for  Thee, 
Till  the  nations  far  and  near 
See  Thy  Light,  Thy  Law  revere. 

683. 

THE    SEED. 
L.  M. 

Now  is  the  seed-time ;  God  alone 
Beholds  the  end  of  what  is  sown  ; 
Beyond  our  vision,  weak  and  dim. 
The  harvest  time  is  hid  with  Him. 

Yet  miforgotten  where  it  lies. 
The  seed  of  generous  sacrifice, 
Though  seeming  on  the  desert  cast. 
Shall  rise  with  bloom  and  fruit  at  last. 


474 


THE   PRESENT    AGE. 

684. 

THE    HOPE    OF    MAN. 
L.  M. 

The  Past  Is  dark  with  sin  and  shame, 
The  Future  dim  with  doubt  and  fear ; 
But,  Father,  yet  we  praise  Thy  name, 
Whose  guardian  love  is  always  near. 

For  man  has  striven,  ages  long. 
With  faltering  steps  to  come  to  Thee, 
And  in  each  purpose  high  and  strong 
The  influence  of  Thy  grace  could  see. 

He  could  not  breathe  an  earnest  prayer. 
But  Thou  wast  kinder  than  he  dreamed. 
As  age  by  age  brought  hopes  more  fair, 
And'nearer  "still  Thy  kingdom  seemed. 

But  never  rose  within  his  breast 
A  trust  so  calm  and  deep  as  now ; 
Shall  not  the  weary  find  a  rest  ? 
Father,  Preserver,  answer  Thou ! 

'Tis  dark  around,  'tis  dark  above, 
But  through  the  shadow  streams  the  sun  ; 
We  cannot  doubt  Thy  certain  love ; 
And  Man's  true  aim  shall  yet  be  won ! 


476 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 


THE    COMING    AGE. 

685. 

'  PREPARE   YE   THE   WAY    OF   THE   LORD  !  ' 
lis  M. 

A  VOICE  from  the  desert  comes  awful  and  shrill ; 
The  Lord  is  advancing ;  prepare  ye  the  way  ! 
The  word  of  His  promise  He  comes  to  ftilfil, 
And  o'er  the  dark  world  pour  the  splendor  of  day. 

Bring  down  the  proud  mountain,  though  tower- 
ing to  heaven, 

And  be  the  low  valley  exalted  on  high  ; 

The  rough  path  and  crooked  be  made  smooth 
and  even, 

He  Cometh  !  our  King,  our  Redeemer,  is  nigh. 

The  beams  of  salvation  His  progress  illume, 
The  lone,  dreary  wilderness  sings  of  her  God ; 
The  rose  and  the  myrtle  there  suddenly  bloom, 
And  the  olive   of  peace   spreads   its   branches 
abroad. 

686. 

THY   KINGDOM    COME. 
L.    M. 

Thy  kingdom  come  !    The  heathen  lands, 
In  error  sunk.  Thy  presence  crave  ; 
And  victims  bound  by  tyrant  hands 
Implore  Thee,  Father,  come  and  save  ! 

476 


THE    COMING    AGE. 

Thy  kingdom  come  I    Each  troubled  mind 
In  doubt  and  darkness  calls  for  Thee  ; 
For  Thou  hast  eyes  to  give  the  blind, 
And  strength  to  set  the  captive  free. 

O,  never  in  that  righteous  cause 
Our  hearts  be  slow,  our  voices  dumb  ! 
Upon  the  glorious  theme  we  pause, 
And  fervent  pray,  '  Thy  kingdom  come  ! ' 

687. 

THY   KINGDOM    COME. 
S.   M. 

Thy  kingdom  come  !  for  here 
Our  path  through  wilds  is  laid ; 


We  watch,  as  for  the  dayspring  near, 
Amid  the  breaking  shade. 

Thy  kingdom  come  !  for  hosts 
Meet  on  the  battle-plain ; 
Our  holiest  hopes  seem  vainest  boasts, 
And  tears  are  shed  like  rain. 

Thy  kingdom  come  !  the  slave 
Still  bears  his  heavy  chains ; 
Their  daily  bread  the  hungry  crave. 
While  teem  the  fruitful  plains. 

Hark  !  herald  voices  near 
Lead  on  Thy  happier  day ; 
Come,  Lord,  and  our  hosannas  hear  ! 
We  wait  to  strew  Thy  way. 

Come,  as  in  days  of  old, 
O  God  of  grace  and  power  ! 
Gather  us  all  within  Thy  fold. 
And  let  us  stray  no  more  ! 

477 


GOD   IN    HUMANITY. 

688. 

THE    KINGDOM    OF    LOVE. 

S.  M. 

Come,  kingdom  of  our  God, 
Sweet  reign  of  light  and  love  ! 
Shed  peace,  and  hope,  and  joy  abroad, 
And  wisdom  from  above. 

Over  our  spirits  first 
Extend  thy  healing  reign  ; 
There  raise  and  quench  the  sacred  thirst, 
That  never  pains  again. 

Come,  kingdom  of  our  God ! 
And  make  the  broad  earth  thine  ; 
Stretch  o'er  her  lands  and  isles  the  rod 
That  flowers  with  grace  divine. 

Soon  may  all  tribes  be  blest 
With  fruit  fi'om  life's  glad  tree ; 
And  in  its  shade  like  brothers  rest, 
Sons  of  one  family. 

689. 

GOD    COMING    IN    JUDGMENT. 
L.  M. 

O  THAT  Thou  wouldst  the  heavens  rend ! 
O  that  Thou  wouldst  in  might  come  down  ! 
In  judgment,  O  our  God !  descend. 
And  strongly  vindicate  Thine  own. 

O  let  the  nations  fear  Thy  name  ! 
O  let  the  world  Thy  presence  know  ! 
Kindle  that  purifying  flame 
Which  makes  the  very  mountains  flow. 

478 


THE    COMING    AGE. 

O,  come,  the  nations'  long  Desire  ! 
Thy  justice  let  the  nations  prove  ; 
Confess  Thee  a  consuming  Fire, 
And  tremble,  till  they  own  Thy  love. 

The  oppressed  redeem,  the  fallen  raise ; 
The  thrones  of  tyranny  o'ertui'n  ; 
Till  all  the  earth  shall  sing  Thy  praise, 
Till  all  the  v^orld  Thy  law  shall  learn. 

690. 

'  THE    LORD    JUDGETH    AMONG    THE    MIGHTY.' 
C.  M. 

God  in  the  great  assembly  stands 

Of  kings  and  lordly  states  ; 
Among  the  rulers  of  the  lands 

He  judges  and  debates ;  — 

'  How  long  will  ye  pervert  the  right 
With  judgment  false  and  wrong, 

Favormg  the  wicked  by  your  might, 
Who  thence  grow  bold  and  strong  ? 

'  Regard  the  weak  and  fatherless  ; 

Despatch  the  poor  man's  cause  ; 
And  raise  the  man  in  deep  distress 

By  just  and  equal  laws. 

'  Defend  the  poor  and  desolate  ; 

And  rescue  fi'om  the  hands 
Of  wicked  men  the  low  estate 

Of  him  that  help  demands.' 

Rise,  God  !  judge  Thou  the  earlli  in  might ; 

The  oppressed  land  redress  ; 
For  Thou  art  He  who  shall  by  right 

The  nations  all  possess. 

479 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

691. 

GOD    SAVE   THE   POOR ! 
6  &  4s  M. 

Lord,  from  Thy  blessed  throne, 
Sorrow  look  down  upon  ! 

God  save  the  Poor  ! 
Teach  them  true  liberty. 
Make  them  from  tyrants  free, 
Let  their  homes  happy  be  ! 

God  save  the  Poor ! 

The  arms  of  wicked  men 

Do  Thou  with  might  restrain  ! 

God  save  the  Poor  I 
Raise  Thou  their  lowliness. 
Succor  Thou  their  distress. 
Thou  whom  the  meanest  bless  ! 

God  save  the  Poor  ! 

Give  them  stanch  honesty, 
Let  their  pride  manly  be  ! 

God  save  the  Poor  ! 
Help  them  to  hold  the  right. 
Give  them  both  truth  and  might. 
Lord  of  all  life  and  light ! 

God  save  the  Poor  I 

692. 

'  JUDGMENT  MUST  BEGIN  AT  THE  HOUSE  OF  GOD.' 

S.    M. 

O  Thou  swift  Witness,  come  ! 
The  oppressor's  hand  is  strong  ; 
The  priest  is  false,  the  prophet  dumb ;  — 
How  long,  O  Lord !  how  long  ? 

480 


THE    COMING    AGE. 

They  sell  their  sacred  crowns, 
Strike  hands  with  craft  and  crime, 
Before  the  unrighteous  judge  bow  down, 
And  serve  the  evil  time. 

Retiuke  this  faithless  fear, 
This  dalliance  with  sin ; 
In  Thine  apostate  church  appear, 
Thy  judgment  straight  begin. 

Come,  scourging  Blast !  lay  bare 
The  refuges  of  lies  ; 
In  deepening  curse,  in  awftil  prayer. 
The  blood  of  Abel  cries. 

Come,  purging  Fire  !  consume 
The  roots  of  ancient  wrong  ; 
Bid  justice  from  the  ashes  bloom :  — 
How  long,  O  Lord  !  how  long  ? 

693. 

'  OUR    GOD    SHALL   COME.' 
CM, 

Cause  us  to  see  Thy  goodness.  Lord  I 

To  us  Thy  mercy  show  ; 
Thy  saving  health  to  us  afford. 

And  life  in  us  renew. 

Surely,  to  such  as  Him  revere, 

Salvation  is  at  hand  ; 
And  glory  shall  erelong  appear 

To  dwell  within  our  land. 

Truth  from  the  earth,  like  to  a  flower. 
Shall  bud  and  blossom  then. 

And  Justice,  from  her  heavenly  bower, 
Look  down  on  mortal  men. 

21  481  EE 


GOD   IN    HUMANITY. 

Before  Him  Righteousness  shall  go, 

His  royal  harbinger ; 
Then  will  He  come,  and  not  he  slow  ; 

His  footsteps  cannot  err. 

Mercy  and  Truth,  that  long  were  missed, 

Now  joyfiilly  are  met ; 
Sweet  Peace  and  Righteousness  have  kissed, 

And  hand  in  hand  are  set. 


694. 

THE   prophet's    VISION. 

7s  M. 

Faint  the  earth,  and  parched  with  drought ; 
Make  the  waters,  Lord,  gush  out  ; 
Streams  of  love,  our  thirst  to  bless, 
Starting  in  the  wilderness. 

Long  we  wait  Thy  peace  to  know ; 
Father,  bid  the  waters  flow. 
Make  the  tlursty  land  a  pool. 
Make  man's  suffering  spirit  whole. 

Hark !  the  wastes  have  found  a  voice  ; 
Loneliest  deserts  now  rejoice. 
When  the  Lord  His  presence  shows, 
Lo,  they  blossom  like  the  rose ; 

See  !  this  barren  earth  of  ours 
Buds  and  puts  forth  fruits  and  flowers. 
Flowers  of  Eden,  fruits  of  peace. 
Love  and  Joy  and  Righteousness  ! 


482 


THE    COMING    AGE. 

695. 

'LET    THERE    BE    LIGHT.' 
6  &  4S  M. 

Thou,  whose  almighty  word 
Chaos  and  darkness  heard, 

And  took  then'  flight ! 
Hear  us,  we  humbly  pray. 
And  where  the  Truth's  pure  day 
Sheds  not  its  glorious  ray. 

Let  there  be  light ! 

Thou,  who  dost  come  to  bring, 
On  Thy  redeeming  wing. 

Healing  and  sight ! 
Health  to  the  sick  in  mind, 
Light  to  the  inly  bhnd, 
O,  now  to  all  mankind 

Let  there  be  light ! 

Descend  Thou  from  above. 
Spirit  of  truth  and  love. 

Speed  on  Thy  flight ! 
Move  o'er  the  waters'  face. 
Spirit  of  hope  and  grace, 
And  in  earth's  darkest  place 

Let  there  be  hght ! 

Blessed  and  glorious  tlu-ee. 
Thrice  holy  trinity, 

Wisdom,  love,  might ! 
Boundless  as  ocean's  tide, 
Rolling  in  fullest  pride, 
Tlirough  the  world,  far  and  wide. 

Let  there  be  lisht ! 

483 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

696. 

TRIUMPH    OF    TRUTH. 
10s  M. 

O  BLESSED  gospel,  glorious  news  for  man  ! 

Thy  stream  of  life  o'er  springless  deserts  roll ; 
Thy  bond  of  peace  the  mighty  earth  shall  span, 

And  make  one  brotherhood  fi-om  pole  to  pole. 

On,  piercing  gospel,  on  !  of  every  heart,  • 

In  every  latitude,  thou  own'st  the  key : 

From  their  dull  slumbers  savage  souls  shall  start. 
With  all  their  treasures  first  unlocked  by 
thee  ! 

Tread,  kingly  gospel,  through  the  nations  tread  ! 

With  all  the  noblest  virtues  in  thy  train  : 
Be  all  to  thy  blest  freedom  captive  led  ; 

And  Truth,  the  great  emancipator,  reign  ! 

Spread,    mighty    gospel,    spread    thy    growing 
wings ! 
Gather  thy  scattered  ones  from  every  land  : 
Call  home  the  wanderers  to  the  King  of  kings  ; 
Proclaim   them    all   thme    own  ;  —  't  is    His 
command  ! 


697. 

THE    STAR    OF    TRUTH. 

7s  M. 

Sons  of  men,  behold  from  far, 
Hail  the  long-expected  star  ! 
Star  of  Truth,  that,  'mid  the  night. 
Guides  bewildered  man  aright. 

484 


THE    COMING    AGE. 

Mild  it  shines  on  all  beneath, 
Piercing  through  the  shades  of  death, 
Scattering  error's  wide-spread  night, 
Kindling  darkness  into  light. 

Nations  all,  remote  and  near. 
Haste  to  see  your  Lord  appear ; 
Haste,  for  Him  your  hearts  prepare. 
Meet  Hun.  manifested  there  ! 

There  behold  the  day  spring  rise. 
Pouring  hglit  on  mortal  eyes  ; 
See  it  chase  the  shades  away, 
Shining  to  the  perfect  day. 


698. 

THE    SPREAD    OF    TRUTH. 
L.  M. 

On  mightier  wing,  in  loftier  flight, 
From  year  to  year  doth  Knowledge  soar  ; 
And  as  it  soars,  Religion's  light 
Doth  onward  grow,  from  more  to  more. 

More  glorious  still,  as  centui'ies  roll, 
New  regions  blest,  new  powers  unfurled. 
Expanding  with  the  expanding  soul. 
Its  waters  shall  o'erflow  the  world  ;  — 

Flow  to  restore,  but  not  destroy  ; 
As  when  the  cloudless  lamp  of  day 
Pours  out  its  floods  of  light  and  joy. 
And  sweeps  each  lingering  mist  away. 


485 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 


699. 

LIGHT    FOR    ALL. 

7  &  6s   M. 

The  light  pours  down  from  heaven, 

And  enters  where  it  may  ; 
The  eyes  of  all  earth's  children 

Are  cheered  with  one  bright  day. 

So  let  the  mind's  true  sunshine 
Be  spread  o'er  earth  as  free, 

And  fill  men's  waiting  spirits. 
As  the  waters  fill  the  sea. 

The  soul  can  shed  a  glory 

On  every  work  well  done  ; 
As  even  things  most  lowly 

Are  radiant  in  the  sun. 

Then  let  each  human  spirit 

Enjoy  the  vision  bright ; 
The  Truth  which  comes  fi'om  heaven 

Shall  spread  like  heaven's  own  light ; 

Till  earth  becomes  God's  temple  ; 

And  every  human  heart 
Shall  join  in  one  great  service, 

Each  happy  m  his  part. 

700. 

THE    ANGEL    OF    THE    LORD. 
7  &  5s  M. 

Onward  speed  thy  conquering  flight. 

Angel,  onward  fly ! 
Long  has  been  the  reign  of  night. 

Bring  the  morning  nigh. 

486 


THE   COMING   AGE. 

Unto  thee  earth's  sufferers  lift 

Their  imploring  wail ; 
Bear  them  heaven's  holy  gift 

Ere  their  courage  fail. 

Onward  speed  thy  conquering  flight, 

Angel,  onward  speed  ! 
Morning  bursts  upon  our  sight, 

Lo,  the  time  decreed ! 
Now  the  Lord  His  kingdom  takes, 

Thrones  and  empires  fall. 
And  the  joyous  song  awakes, 

God  is  all  in  all. 


701. 

THE   KINGDOM    OF    GOD. 
L.  M. 

O  SPIRIT  of  the  living  God, 
In  all  Thy  plenitude  of  grace. 
Where'er  the  foot  of  man  hath  trod. 
Descend  on  our  benighted  race  ! 

Be  darkness,  at  Thy  coming,  light ; 
Conftision,  order,  in  Thy  path  ; 
Souls  Avithout  strength  inspire  with  might ; 
Bid  mercy  triumph  over  wrath. 

O  spirit  of  the  Lord  !  prepare 
All  the  round  earth  her  God  to  meet ; 
Breathe  Thou  abroad  like  morning  aii'. 
Till  hearts  of  stone  beo;in  to  beat. 

Baptize  the  nations ;  far  and  nigh 
The  triumphs  of  the  cross  record ; 
Thy  name,  O  Father !  glorify, 
Till  every  people  call  Thee  Lord. 

487 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

702. 

'  BE    STRONG,    FEAR    NOT.' 
L.  M. 

Prisoners  of  hope  !  be  strong,  be  bold ; 
Cast  off  your  doubts,  disdain  to  fear  ! 
The  day  which  prophets  have  foretold, 
And  saints  have  longed  for,  draweth  near : 
Our  God  shall  in  His  kingdom  come ; 
Prepare  your  hearts  to  make  Him  room  ! 

O  ye  of  fearful  hearts,  be  strong ! 
Your  downcast  eyes  and  hands  lift  up, 
Doubt  not,  nor  cry,  '  O  God,  how  long  ? ' 
Hope  to  the  end,  in  patience  hope ! 
O  never  from  your  faith  remove ; 
Ye  cannot  fail,  for  God  is  love  ! 

Lord,  we  have  faith  ;  we  wait  the  hour 
Which  to  the  earth  Thy  kingdom  brings ; 
When  Thou,  in  love,  and  joy,  and  power, 
Shalt  come  and  make  us  priests  and  kings  ; 
When  man  shall  be  indeed  Thy  son, 
And  Thy  pure  will  on  earth  be  done. 

703. 

LO  !    HE    COMETH. 

7   &  6s  M. 

God  comes,  with  succor  speedy, 

To  those  who  suffer  wrong  ; 
To  help  the  poor  and  needy, 

And  bid  the  weak  be  strong ; 
He  comes  to  break  oppression, 

And  set  the  captive  free. 
To  take  away  transgression, 

And  rule  in  equity. 

488 


THE    COMING    AGE. 

He  shall  come  down,  as  showers 

Upon  the  thirsty  earth ; 
And  joy  and  hope,  like  flowers, 

Spring  in  His  path  to  birth. 
Before  Him  on  the  mountains 

Shall  Peace,  the  herald,  go, 
And  Righteousness,  in  fountains, 

From  hill  to  valley  flow. 

To  Him  shall  prayer  unceasing, 

And  daily  vows,  ascend  ; 
His  kingdom  still  increasing, 

A  kino;dom  without  end. 
The  tide  of  time  shall  never 

His  covenant  remove ; 
His  name  shall  stand  forever ; 

His  great,  best  name  of  Love. 

704. 

THE   LIBERTY    OF   THE    SONS    OF    GOD. 

7s  M. 

God  made  all  his  creatm'es  free ; 
Life  itself  is  liberty  ; 
God  ordained  no  other  bands 
Than  united  hearts  and  hands. 

Sin  the  primal  charter  broke,  — 
Sin,  itself  earth's  heaviest  yoke  ; 
Tyranny  with  sin  began, 
Man  o'er  brute,  and  man  o'er  man. 

But  a  better  day  shall  be, 

Life  again  be  liberty. 

And  the  wide  world's  only  bands 

Love-knit  hearts  and  love-Hnked  hands. 

21  *  489 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

So  shall  every  slavery  cease, 
All  God's  children  dwell  in  peace, 
And  the  new-born  earth  record 
Love,  and  Love  alone,  is  Lord. 


705. 

FREEDOM. 

12s  M. 

May  freedom  speed  onward,  wherever  the  blood 
Of  the  wronged  and  the  guiltless  is  crying  to 

God; 
Wherever,  from  kindred  torn  rudely  apart, 
Comes  the  sorrowful  wail  of  the  broken  of  heart. 

Wherever  the  shackles  of  tyranny  bind 

In  silence  and  darkness  the  God-given  mind, 

There,  Lord,  speed  it  onward !  the  truth  shall 

be  felt. 
The  bonds  shall  be  loosened,  the  iron  will  melt. 

Help  us  turn  from  the  cavil  of  creeds,  to  unite 
Once  again  for  the  poor,  in  defence  of  the  Right, 
Unmoved  by  the  danger,  the  shame,  or  the  pain. 
And  counting  each  trial  for  Truth  as  our  gain. 


706. 

THE   REIGN    OF    LOVE. 
C.  M. 

Supreme  Disposer  of  the  heart ! 

Thou  since  the  world  was  made 
Hast  the  blest  fruits  of  holiness 

To  holy  hearts  displayed. 

490 


THE    COMING    AGE. 

Here,  hope  and  faitli  their  hnks  unite 
With  love  in  one  sweet  chain ; 

But  when  all  fleeting  things  are  past, 
Love  shall  alone  remain. 

O  love  !  O  true  and  fadeless  light ! 

And  shall  it  ever  be, 
That  after  all  our  toils  and  tears 

Thy  sabbath  we  shall  see  ? 

'Mid  thousand  fears  and  dangers  now 
We  sow  our  seed,  with  prayer ; 

But  know  that  joyful  hands  shall  reap 
The  shinino;  harvests  there. 


& 


O  God  of  justice,  God  of  power! 

Our  faith  and  hope  increase, 
And  crown  them,  in  the  future  years. 

With  endless  love  and  peace. 

707. 

PEACE    ON    EARTH. 
L.  M.  p. 

O  FOE,  the  coming  of  the  end. 
The  last  long  sabbath-day  of  time. 
When  peace  from  heaven  shall  descend. 
Like  hght,  on  every  clime. 

For  men  in  ships  far  oflp  at  sea 
Shall  hear  the  happy  nations  raise 
The  song  of  peace  and  liberty, 
And  overflowing  praise. 

Mankind  shall  be  one  brotherhood ; 
One  human  soul  shall  fill  the  earth. 
And  God  shall  say,  '  The  world  is  good 
As  when  I  gave  it  birth.' 

491 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

708. 

PEACE    ON    EARTH. 
II   &  lOs  M. 

Peace,  peace   on  eartli !  the  heart  of  man  for- 
ever 
Throucrh  all  these  wearv  strifes  foretells    the 
day; 
Blessed  be  God,  the  hope  forsakes  hun  never. 
That  war  shall  end,  and  swords  be  sheathed 
for  aye. 

Peace,  peace  on  earth !  For  men  shall  love 
each  other ; 

Hosts  shall  go  forth  to  bless,  and  not  destroy ; 
For  man  shall  see  m  every  man  a  brother. 

And  peace  on  earth  fulfil  the  angels'  joy. 

709. 

'  COMFORT   YE,    COMFORT   YE,    MY   PEOPLE.' 

8  &  7s  M. 

Hear  what  God,  the  Lord,  hath  spoken : 

O  my  people,  famt  and  few. 
Comfortless,  afilicted,  broken, 

Fair  abodes  I  build  for  you ! 
Scenes  of  heartfelt  tribulation 

Shall  no  more  perplex  your  ways ; 
You  shall  name  your  walls  salvation. 

And  your  gates  shall  all  be  praise. 

There,  in  undisturbed  possession. 
Peace  and  righteousness  shall  reign ; 

Never  shall  you  feel  oppression, 
Never  hear  of  war  agam  ; 

492 


THE    COMING    AGE. 

God  shall  rise,  and,  shining  o'er  you. 
Change  to-day  tlie  gloom  of  night ; 

He,  the  Lord,  shall  be  your  glory, 
God,  your  everlasting  Hght. 

710. 

'the  city  of  the  lord.' 

8  &  7s  M. 

Glorious  things  of  thee  are  spoken, 

O  thou  city  of  our  God  ! 
He  whose  word  cannot  be  broken 

Formed  thee  for  His  own  abode. 
On  the  Rock  of  Ages  founded, 

What  can  shake  thy  sure  repose  ? 
With  salvation's  walls  surrounded. 

Thou  mayst  smile  at  all  thy  foes. 

See,  the  streams  of  living  waters, 

Springing  from  eternal  Love, 
Well  supply  thy  sons  and  daughters, 

And  all  fear  of  want  remove. 
Who  can  faint  while  such  a  river 

Ever  flows  their  thirst  to  assuage  ? 
Love,  which,  like  the  Lord,  the  giver. 

Never  fails  from  ase  to  a^e. 

Round  each  habitation  hovering. 

See  the  cloud  and  fire  appear ! 
For  a  gloiy  and  a  covering. 

Showing  that  the  Lord  is  near : 
Thus  derivino"  from  their  banner 

Liglit  by  night  and  shade  by  day, 
Safe  they  feed  upon  the  manna 

Which  He  gives  them  when  they  pray. 

493 


GOD   IN    HUMANITY. 

711. 

'SING    UNTO    THE    LORD    A    NEW    SONG.' 
L.  M. 

Sing  to  the  Lord  a  new,  glad  song ! 
He  comes,  to  overthrow  all  wrong ; 
Ye  weary,  lift  your  heads,  and  sing ! 
Justice  on  earth  He  comes  to  bring. 

Deep  are  His  counsels  and  unknown, 
But  Love  and  Truth  support  His  throne ; 
Though  darkest  clouds  His  ways  surround, 
Justice  is  their  eternal  ground. 

In  awful  beauty  He  appears ; 

The  evil-doer  shrinks  and  fears ; 

The  righteous  hfts  his  joyful  song,  — 

'  He  comes.  He  comes,  to  right  all  wrong.' 

712. 

THE    HOLY   WAY. 
C.  M. 

Sing,  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord, 

Your  great  Deliverer  sing  ; 
Pilgrims,  for  Zion's  city  bound. 

Be  joyful  in  your  King. 

See  the  fair  way  His  hand  hath  raised. 

How  holy  and  how  plain ! 
Nor  shall  the  simplest  travellers  err. 

Nor  ask  the  trace  in  vain. 

No  ravening  lion  shall  destroy. 
Nor  lurking  serpent  wound  ; 

Pleasure  and  safety,  peace  and  praise. 
Through  all  the  path  are  found. 

494 


THE    COMING    AGE. 

A  hand  divine  shall  lead  you  on 
Throuo-h  all  the  blissful  road, 

Till  to  the  sacred  mount  you  nse, 
And  see  your  smiling  God. 

There  garlands  of  immortal  joy 
Shall  bloom  on  every  head  ; 

While  sorrow,  sighing,  and  distress 
Like  shadov^s  all  are  fled. 

713. 

THE    pilgrim's    HYMN. 

S.  M. 

Now  let  our  voices  join, 
To  form  one  pleasant  song : 
Ye  pilgrims  in  God's  holy  way. 
With  music  pass  along ! 

How  straight  the  path  appears. 
How  open  and  how  fair ! 
No  lurking  snares  to  entrap  our  feet, 
No  fierce  destroyer  there  ! 

But  flowers  of  paradise 
In  rich  proftision  spring  ; 
The  sun  of  hope  shines  on  our  path, 
And  dear  companions  sing. 

All  glory  to  His  name. 
Who  drew  the  shining  trace  ; 
To  Him  who  leads  the  wanderers  on, 
And  cheers  them  with  His  grace. 

Subdue  the  nations,  Lord  ! 
Teach  all  their  kings  Thy  ways ; 
That  earth's  full  choir  the  notes  may  swell, 
And  heaven  resound  the  praise. 

495 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

714. 

THE   DAY-SPRING    FROM    ON    HIGH. 
C.   M. 

Thy  servants  in  the  temple  watched 

The  dawning  of  the  day, 
Impatient  with  its  earhest  beams 

Their  holy  vows  to  pay  ; 
And  chosen  saints  far  off  beheld 

That  great  and  glorious  morn, 
When  the  glad  dayspring  from  on  high 

Auspiciously  should  dawn. 


On  us  the  Sun  of  Rio;hteousness 

Its  brighter  beams  hath  poured ; 
With  grateful  hearts  and  holy  zeal, 

Lord,  be  Thy  love  adored ; 
And  let  us  look  with  joyful  hope 

To  that  more  glorious  day. 
Before  whose  brightness  sin  and  wrong 

And  grief  shall  flee  away. 


715. 

'  O    LORD,    HOW   LONG  ?  ' 
lis  M. 

One  saint  to  another  I  heard  say,  '  How  long  ? ' 
I  listened,  but  naught  more  I  heard  of  the  song; 
The  shadows  are  gliding  through  city  and  plain ; 
How  long  shall  the  nisiht  with  its  shadows  re- 
mam  r 

406 


THE    COMING    AGE. 


How  lono;  ere  shall   sliine,  in  this   glimmer  ui' 


things, 


The  light  of  which  prophet  in  prophecy  sings  ; 
And  the  gates  of  that  city  be  open,  whose  sun 
No  more  to  the  west  in  its  circuit  sliall  I'un  ? 


716. 

'THE   MORNING    COMETH.' 
C.  M. 

We  wait  in  faith,  in  prayer  we  Avait, 

Until  the  happy  hour 
When  God  shall  ope  the  morning  gate, 

By  His  almighty  power. 

We  wait  in  faith,  and  turn  our  face 
To  where  the  daylight  springs  ; 

Till  He  shall  come  earth's  gloom  to  chase. 
With  healing  on  His  wings. 

And  even  now,  amid  the  gray, 

The  east  is  brightening  fast. 
And  kindling  to  that  perfect  day 

Which  never  shall  be  past. 

We  wait  in  faith,  we  wait  in  prayer, 
Till  that  blest  day  shall  shine. 

When  earth  shall  fruits  of  Eden  bear, 
And  all,  O  God  !  be  Thine. 

O,  guide  us  till  our  night  is  done  ! 

Until,  from  shore  to  shore. 
Thou,  Lord,  our  everlasting  Sun, 

Art  shinino;  evermore  ! 


497 


GOD    IN    HUMANITY. 

717. 

'BRIGHTENING    UNTO    THE    PERFECT    DAY.' 
C.   M. 

Gone  is  the  hollow,  murkj  night, 

With  all  its  shadows  dun ; 
O,  shine  upon  us,  heavenly  Light, 

As  on  the  earth  the  sun  ! 

Pour  on  our  hearts  Thy  heavenly  beam, 

In  radiance  sublime  ; 
Retire  before  that  ray  supreme, 

Ye  sins  of  elder  time  ! 

Lo,  on  the  mom  that  now  is  here 

No  night  shall  ever  fall ; 
But  faith  sliall  burn,  undimmed  and  clear. 

Till  God  be  all  in  all. 

This  is  the  daw^n  of  infant  faith  ; 

The  day  will  follow  soon. 
When  hope  shall  breathe  with  freer  breath, 

And  morn  be  lost  in  noon. 

For  to  the  seed  that 's  sown  to-day 

A  harvest- time  is  given, 
When  charity  with  faith  to  stay 

Shall  make  on  earth  a  heaven. 


498 


INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES 


INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


An  *  prefixed  to  the  Author's  name  indicates  that  some  change  has  been 
made  in  the  hymn  by  the  present  compilers. 


HYMM 

Abide  with  me!  fast  falls  the  eventide    .     .     .   H.  F.  Lyte.  612 

Again,  as  evening's  shadow  falls     .     .     .     .    S.  Longfelloio.  57 

Ages,  ages  have  departed Montgomery.  247 

Ah,  why  should  bitter  tears  be  shed    .     .       G.  S.  Burleigh.  623 

Alas,  the  outer  emptiness ! T.  H.  Gill.  430 

All  around  us,  fair  with  flowers Anon.  576 

All  as  God  wills !  who  wisely  heeds    .    .     .  J.  G.  Whittier.  486 

All  before  us  lies  the  way R.  W.  Emerson.  672 

All  from  the  sun's  uprise Sandys.  120 

AU-gi'acious  Lord,  I  own  Thy  right     ....     Doddridge.  426 

All  is  of  God  :  if  He  but  wave  his  hand    //.  W.  Longfellow.  498 

All-powerful,  self-existent  God Anon.  280 

All-seeing  God, 'tis  Thine  to  know Scott.  533 

All  ye  nations,  praise  the  Lord   .     {Ps.  117.)     Montgomery.  '  121 

Almighty  Father,  Thou  hast  many  a  blessing  .     .     .  Anon.  365 

Almighty  God,  in  humble  prayer    ....      Montgomery.  90 

Amidst  a  world  of  hopes  and  fears //.  Moore.  559 

A  mighty  fortress  is  our  God Luther.  660 

Angel  of  God,  whate'er  betide     ....  *  Wesley''s  JTymns.  418 

An  offering  at  the  shrine  of  power Nicoll.  661 

Another  hand  is  beckoning  us J.  G.  Whittier.  622 

Another  year,  another  year A.  Norton.  201 

Approach  not  the  altar  with  gloom  in  thy  soul    Mrs.  Osgood.  20 

Arise,  my  soul,  nor  dream  the  hours Anon.  568 

As  darker,  darker  i-\\\  around Anon.  60 

As  down  in  the  sunless  retreats T.  Moore.  442 

As  every  day  Thy  mercy  spares Grant.  187 

As  in  soft  silence  vernal  showors Anon.  435 

As  pants  the  hart  for  cooling  streams  {Ps.  42.)  Tate  (J'  Brady.  375 


502  INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

As  the  hart  with  eager  looks  .     .     .  (P.5.  42.)    Montgomery.  376 

As  the  sun's  enlivenuig  eye *J.  Newton.  136 

At  anchor  laid,  remote  from  home Toplady.  409 

At  times  on  Tabor's  height  I  stajid Klmhall.  500 

Author  of  Good,  we  rest  on  Thee Merrick.  464 

A  voice  by  Jordan's  shore S.  Lwigfellow.  641 

A  voice  from  the  desert '^ Drummond.  685 

A  voice  upon  the  midnight  air Anon.  648 

Awake,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun      ....     Bp.  Kerm.  156 

Awake,  my  soul,  lift  up  thine  eyes      .     .       Mrs.  Barbauld.  580 

Awake,  my  soul,  stretch  every  nerve  ....    Doddridge.  577 

Awake  our  souls,  away  our  fears Watts.  544 

A  wondrous  star  our  pioneer /.  Weiss.  554 

Bear  on,  my  soul,  the  bitter  cross Anon.  602 

Behold,  night's  shadows  fade Breviary.  160 

Being  of  beings,  God  of  love Wesley.  42 

Be  near  us,  0  Father,  through Breviary.  175 

Beneath  the  thick  but  struggling  clouds  .     ....   Anon.  569 

Beneath  the  shadow  of  the  cross      .     .     .     .    S.  Longfellow.  647 

Beset  with  snares  on  every  hand     .....     Doddridge.  560 

Be  still,  be  still,  for  all  around Anon.  24 

Be  still,  my  heart,  these  anxious  cares     ...,/.  Newton.  452 

Be  Thou,  0  God!  by  night,  by  day Anon.  414 

Beyond,  beyond  that  boundless  sea      ....      /.  Conder.  285 

Blessed  be  forevermore J.  Conder.  105 

Bless,  0  Lord,  this  opening  year /.  Neioton.  198 

Blest  are  the  pure  in  heart J.  Keble.  537 

Brother,  hast  thou  wandered  far      ....      J.  F.  Clarke.  344 

Brother,  the  angels  say Anon.  629 

Brotlier,  thou  art  gone  before  us      ...    ''^H.  U.  Milman.  214 

Brother,  though  from  yonder  sky    .     .     .    *J.  H  Bancroft.  217 

Brothers,  will  you  slight  the  message Anon.  342 

Burst  thy  shackles,  drop  thy  clay *  Toj)lady.  616 

By  cool  Slloam's  shady  rill Bp.  Heber.  551 

Call  the  Lord  thy  sure  salvation      ....      Montgomery.  506 

Calmly,  calmly,  lay  him  down W.  Gaskell.  215 

Calm  me,  my  God,  and  keep  me  calm     .     .     .     H.  Bonar.  397 

Calm  on  the  bosom  of  thy  God Jfrs.  Hemans.  219 

Cause  us  to  see  Thy  goodness.  Lord Milton..  693 

Child,  amid  the  flowers  at  play Mrs.  Ilemans.  171 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES.  503 

HYMN 

City  of  God,  how  broad  and  far S.  Johnson.     637 

Clay  to  clay,  and  dust  to  dust Ano7i.  218 

Come  deck  our  feast  to-day Schmolch.  265 

Come,  kingdom  of  our  God /.  Johns.  688 

Come,  mighty  Spirit,  penetrate //.  Bonnr.  406 

Come,  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice   ....       Mrs.  Barhauld.  643 

Come,  Thou  almighty  King Anon.  16 

Come,  Thou  almighty  Will .    Anon.  7 

Come,  Thou  Holy  Spirit,  come Missal.  6 

Come  to  me,  thoughts  of  heaven     ....    Mrs.  JJemans.  377 

Come  to  the  house  of  prayer *Einihj  Taylor.  17 

Come  who  will,  the  voice  from  heaven Anon.  22 

Come,  ye  disconsolate T.  Moore.  18 

Commit  thou  all  thy  griefs Gerhardt.  456 

Creator  of  all,  through  whose  all-seeing  might      .  Breviary.  176 

Daughter  of  Nations,  from  the  dust      .     .     .    ^}[on1gomery.  260 

Daughter  of  Zion,  awake  from  tliy  sadness  ....   Anon.  261 

Day  by  day  the  manna  fell J.  Conder.  75 

Dayspring  of  Eternity Lyra  Cermanica.  1 

Dear  as  thou  wast,  and  justly  dear Dale.  621 

Deem  not  that  they  are  blest  alone      .     .     .    W.  C.  Bryant.  590 

Dost  Thou,  the  high  and  heavenly  One Anon.  427 

Earth's  busy  sounds  and  ceaseless  din Anon.  51 

Earth  rejoice,  the  Lord  is  King  ....  *  Wesley's  Hymns.  283 

Earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  flowers Anon.  295  . 

Ere  to  the  world  again  we  go Univ.  Coll.  138 

Eternal  and  immortal  King Doddridge.  487 

Eternal  God,  almighty  Cause Browne.  275 

Eternal  Source  of  every  joy Doddridge.  194 

Eternal  Source  of  light  divine *  C  Wesley.  372 

Everlasting  arms  of  love Anon.  139 

Every  bird  that  upward  springs Neale.  585 

Fading,  still  fading,  the  last  beam Anon.  169 

Faint  the  earth,  and  parched  with  dnuiglit  ....   A7ion.  694 

Fair  are  the  feet  that  bring  the  new     ......   A7ion.  343 

Faithful,  0  Lord,  Thy  mercies  are       ....      C.  Wesley.  306 

Faith  of  our  fathers,  living  still F.   W.  Faber.  669 

Far  from  mortal  cares  retreating J.  Taylor.  46 

Far  from  my  thoughts,  vain  world,  be  gone    Belknap's  Coll.  437 


504  INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

HYMN 

Far  from  the  world,  0  Lord,  I  flee Cowper.  434 

Father,  adored  in  worlds  above Anon.  68 

Father  and  Friend,  Thy  light,  Thy  love Anon.  284 

Father,  beneath  Thy  sheltering  wing Burleigh.  471 

Father  divine,  our  wants  relieve C.  Wesley.  92 

Father  divine,  this  deadening  power  control  Dr.  TucTcerman.  359 

Father,  give  Thy  benediction Anon.  127 

Father,  glorify  Thy  name Bowring.  611 

Father,  glory  be  to  Thee W.  Gaskell  122 

Father,  hear  the  prayer  we  offer Anon.  558 

Father,  hear  our  humble  claim Wesleyan.  227 

Father,  how  wide  Thy  glory  shines Watts.  316 

Father,  I  know  that  all  my  life   ....  Anna  L.  Waring.  404 

Father  in  heaven,  to  whom  our  hearts     .       W.  H.  Furness.  88 

Father,  in  Thy  mysterious  presence  kneeling  .     S.  Johnson.  81 

Father,  in  Thy  presence  now Anon.  210 

Father,  I  wait  Thy  word  ;  the  sun  doth  stand     Jones  Very.  476 

Father  of  all,  in  every  age Pope.  272 

Father  of  Light,  conduct  my  feet Smart.  549 

Father  of  Lights !  we  sing  Thy  name  ....     Doddridge.  303 

Father  of  mercies,  God  of  peace Anon.  204 

Father  of  mercies,  Heavenly  Friend    .     .     .   0.  W.  Holmes.  258 

Father  of  mercies,  send  Thy  grace      ....    Doddridge.  238 

Father  of  might,  my  bonds  I  feel Anon.  392 

Father  of  spirits,  gathered  now  before  Thee      .     ''^Bowring.  109 

Father  of  our  spirits,  hear Anon.  85 

Father,  supply  my  every  need C.  Wesley.  389 

Father  Supreme,  Thou  High  and  Holy  One     .     .     .   Anon.  168 

Father,  there  is  no  change  to  live  with  'I'hee    .   Jones  Very.  472 

Father,  the  watches  of  the  night  are  o'er      ....  Anon.  154 

Father,  Thine  all  victorious  love Wesley.  380 

Father,  this  slumber  shake Wesleyan.  360 

Father,  Thy  paternal  care Boioring.  461 

Father,  Thy  presence  ever  near N.  Hale.  135 

Father,  Thy  wonders  do  not  singly  stand      .     .   Jones  Very.  448 

Father,  to  Thy  kind  love  we  owe     .     .     .     .    W.  C.  Bryant.  302 

Father,  to  us  Thy  children  humbly  kneeling     J.  F.  Clarice.  84 

Father,  we  look  up  to  Thee Wesleyan.  226 

Father,  Avhate'er  of  earthly  bliss     ....   Episcopal  Coll.  399 

Father,  who  bid'st  Thy  sun  to  shine Anon.  535 

Father,  whose  heavenly  kingdom  lies  .     .  F.  D.  Huntington.  141 

Flung  to  the  heedless  winds Luther.  662 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES.  505 

HTMN 

For  all  Tliy  gifts  we  praise  Tiiee,  Lord    .     .      J.  F,  Clnrhe.  659 

For  all  Thy  saints,  0  God Anon.  658 

For  a  season  called  to  part *./.  Neioton.  137 

Forever  with  the  Lord "^^  .^fonUjoviery.  415 

For  mercies  past  Ave  praise  Thee,  Lord Anon.  142 

Forth  from  the  dark  and  stormy  sky Ilther.  83 

Forth  went  the  heralds  of  the  cross      ....    W.  GuskeU.  655 

Fountain  of  life  and  God  of  love .   Anon.  206 

From  all  tliat  dwell  below  the  skies Waits.  123 

From  every  fojir  and  doubt,  0  Lord, Anon.  37 

From  lips  divine,  like  healing  balm Buvleifjh.  587 

From  the  recesses  of  a  lowly  spirit Bowrlng.  80 

Gently  fall  the  dews  of  eve Sarah  F.  Admns.  605 

Gently  the  shades  of  night  descend Bowring.  164 

Give  forth  thine  earnest  ciy Anon.  547 

Give  to  the  winds  thy  fears GerharcU.  505 

Glorious  things  of  thee  arc  spoken J.Newton.  710 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high J.  Taylor.  110 

Glory  to  God,  whose  witness  ti\ain Mm'aviaiu  663 

Glory  to  Thee,  my  God,  this  night      ....      Bp.  Kenn.  174 

Glory  to  Thee,  whose  powerful  word  ....     C.  Wesley.  269 

God  bless  our  native  land Anon.  251 

God  comes  with  succor  speedy  .    .     .     .     :     Montgomery.  703 

God  in  the  great  assembly  stands    .     .     .   (Ps.  82.)   Millm.  690 

God  in  the  high  and  holy  place Montgomery.  317 

God  is  in  this  holy  temple Anon.  27 

God  is  love  ;  Ilis  mercy  brightens Bowring.  296 

God  is  my  strong  salvation      .     .     .    {Ps.  27.)  ]\fojitgo7ne)-y.  509 

God  is  our  refuge  and  our  strength      ....     II.  Al/ord.  310 

God  is  our  Refuge  and  Defence  .     .     .  {Ps.  46.)  //.  Al/ord.  311 

God  made  all  His  creatures  free      ....   *Monigomery.  704 

God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way Cowper.  313 

God  of  ages  and  of  nations S.  Longfellow.  635 

God  of  Eternity  I  from  Thee Doddridge.  203 

God  of  mercy,  God  of  love ./.  Taylor.  76 

God  of  my  life  and  all  its  powers C.  Wesley.  611 

God  of  my  life,  Avhose  gracious  power     .     .     .      C.   Wesley.  457 

God  of  the  changing  year,  whose  arm       .     .    Emily  Taylor.  199 

\God  of  the  earnest  heart S.Johnson.  242 

irod  of  the  earth,  the  sky,  the  sea Anvn.  330 

Jod  of  the  prophets'  power Ation.  132 

22 


506  INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 


HA-MN 


God  of  the  universe,  whose  hand IF.  Taylor.  301 

God  of  truth,  Thy  sons  should  be Anon.  550 

God  of  our  fathers,  by  whose  hand Anon.  96 

God  of  our  fathers,  in  whose  sight J.  Pieiyont.  202 

God,  our  Sun  !  the  day  we  own Anon.  150 

God's  angels  !  not  only  on  high J.  G.  Adams.  240 

God's  trumpet  wakes  the  slumbering  world      .     .     .   Anon.  676 

God,  that  madest  earth  and  heaven     ....    Bj).  Heber.  181 

God,  the  omnipotent,  mighty  avenger Anon.  262 

Go  forth  to  life,  0  child  of  earth      .     .     .    .    S.  Loncjfdlow.  553 

Go  in  peace,  serene  dismission Anon.  128 

Gone  is  the  hoUow,  murky  night     ......  Breviary.  Ill 

Go  not  far  from  me,  0  my  God  ....  Anna  L.  Waring.  466 

Great  God,  my  Father  and  my  Friend     .     .     .  Exeter  Coll.  381 

Great  God,  on  whose  sustaining  power Anon.  278 

Great  God,  we  sing  that  mighty  hand      .     .     .     Doddridge.  195 

Great  Ruler  of  all  nature's  frame Doddridge.  463 

Great  Source  of  life  and  light Wesk*yan.  390 

Great  Source  of  unexhausted  good      ....  Exeter  Coll.  304 

Grows  dark  thy  path  before  thee Anon.  504 

Guide  me,  0  Thou  Great  Jehovah Oliver.  364 

Guide  us,  Lord,  a  pilgrim  band Jnow.  95 

Happy  are  they  who  fearn  in  Thee      .     .  Anna  L.  Waring.  594 

Hark,  through  the  waking  earth Anon.  674 

Hasten,  Lord,  to  my  release Montgomery.  353 

Hast  thou,  'midst  life's  empty  noises    .     .     .  J.  G.  Whittier.  562 

Hath  not  thy  heart  within  thee  burned    .     .     .    S.  Bidjinch.  328 

He  always  wins  who  sides  with  God    .     .     .     F.  W.  Faber.  503 

Hear,  Father,  hear  our  prayer Anon.  98 

Hear  what  God  the  Lord  hath  spoken      ....     Cowjyer.  709 

Heave,  mighty  ocean,  heave Graham.  270 

Heaven  is  a  state  of  rest  from  sin    ....      Montgomery.  83 

Heavenly  Father,  God  of  Love Wesley.  99 

Heavenly  Father,  to  whose  eye */.  Conder.  77 

Heavenly  Shepherd,  guide  us,  feed  us      .     .      *  Bicker  steth.  146 

He  liveth  long  who  liveth  well H.  Bonar.  566 

Heralds  of  Creation,  cry     .     .     .      (Ps.  14S.)    Montgomery.  116 

He  sendeth  sun.  He  sendeth  shower     .     .    Sar-di  F.  Adams.  458 

He  who  himself  and  God  would  know      .  From  Martineau.  438 

High  in  the  heavens.  Eternal  God Watts.  293 

Holiest,  whose  present  might *  Wesley.  356 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES.  507 

HYMN 

Holy  and  reverend  is  the  name •   Anon.  70 

Holy  as  Thou,  0  God,  is  none C   Wesley.  291 

Holy  Father,  in  Thy  name 0.  Johnson.  241 

Holy  Father,  Thou  hast  taught  me Anon.  555 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord Anon.  69 

Holy  Spirit,  Infinite Anon.  8 

Holy  Spirit,  source  of  gladness Anon.  12 

Holy  Spirit,  Tinith  divine S.  Lon/jfellow.  407 

House  of  our  God,  with  cheerful  antheins  ring  *  Doddridge.  205 

How  beautiful,  said  he  of  old Mrs.  Stowe.  231 

How  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies      .      3Irs.  Barbauld.  619 

How  dear  is  the  thought  tliat  the  spirits  in  bliss    .     .   Anon.  627 

How  glad  the  tone  when  summer's  sun   .    .    J.  Richardson.  191 

How  gentle  God's  commands Doddridge.  19 

How  happy  is  he  born  or  taught Wotton.  545 

How  little  of  ourselves  we  know Morpeth.  588 

How  precious  are  Thy  thoughts       {Ps.  139.)    Jlontgomery.  482 

How  rich  the  blessings,  0  my  God J.  Roscoe.  467 

How  shall  we  praise  Thee,  Lord  of  light ....  Borcring.  63 

Ho!  ye  that  rest  beneath  the  rock       .     .     .      E.  H.  Sears.  239 

Human  soul,  to  whom  are  given      ...  *  Wesley's  Hymns.  339 

I  ask  Thee  for  the  daily  strength     .     .     .  Anna  L.  Waring.  405 

I  bless  Thee,  Lord,  for  sorrows  sent    .     .     .  '  .     S.  Johnson.  593 

I  cannot  find  Thee  !  Still  ou  restless  pinion     Eliza  Scudder.  277 

If  on  a  quiet  sea Anon.  499 

If  on  our  daily  course,  our  mind Kehle.  571 

I  look  to  Thee  in  every  need Anon.  585 

1  love  to  steal  awhile  away Mrs.  Broicn.  172 

In  busy  mart  and  crowded  street Anon.  140 

In  darker  days  and  nights  of  storm      .     .     .     .    T.  Parker.  320 

In  each  breeze  that  wanders  free     .    .     .    R.  C.  Watej'sion.  327 

In  every  human  mind  we  see T.  L.  Harris.  332 

Infinite  Spirit,  who  art  round  us  ever  ...      J.  F.  Clarke.  335 

In  holy  books  we  read  how  God  hath  spoken    H.  Coleridge.  326 

In  pleasant  lands  have  fixllen /.  Flint.  252 

In  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid JIawkesworth.  157 

In  the  beginning  was  the  Word  .     .    .     .     .    S.  Longfellow.  673 

In  Thee,  my  powers,  my  treasures  live    .     .  Eliza  Scudiler.  521 

In  the  morning  I  will  pray W.  H.  Furness.  158 

In  the  still  silence  of  the  voiceless  night Anon.  186 

In  this  peaceful  house  of  prayer Anon.  38 


508  INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 


HYMN 


In  time  of  tribtilation {Ps.  77.)    Montgomery.  604 

I  praise  and  bless  Thee,  0  my  God Anon.  417 

I  saw  on  eartli  another  light Jones  Very.  439 

Is  there  a  lone  and  dreary  hour 3Irs.  Gihnan.  460 

Is  this  a  fast  for  me Dnimmond.  234 

I  thank  Thee,  0  my  God,  who  made   .    .     .  A.  A.  Procter.  516 

I  thought  that  the  course  of  the  pilgrim  to  heaven  .  Grant.  586 

It  is  finished!  Man  of  sorrows F.  H.  Uedge.  649 

It  is  the  hour  of  prayer Anon.  21 

I  travel  all  the  irksome  night Anon.  514 

I  want  a  principle  within C.  Wesley.  382 

I  want  the  spirit  of  power  within C  Wesley.  883 

I  was  a  wandering  sheep 11.  Bonar.  424 

Joy,  joy,  a  year  is  born Anon.  196 

Just  as  I  am,  without  one  plea    ....  *  Charlotte  Elliott.  349 

Know,  my  soul,  thy  full  salvation 11.  F.  Lyte.  512 

Lauded  be  thy  name  forever J.  Hogg.  112 

Leader  of  faithful  souls,  and  Guide      .    .    .    .   *  C.  Wesley.  147 

Lead,  kindly  Light,  amid  the  encircling  gloom  *J.  Newman.  363 

Lead  us  with  Thy  gentle  sway Bowring.  148 

Let  my  life  be  hid  in  Thee Anon.  394 

Let  my  soul  beneath  her  load .    Rkliter.  398 

Let  us  with  a  gladsome  mind Milton.  115 

Life  of  Ages,  richly  poured 8.  Johnson.  633 

Lift  up  3'our  heads,  ye  gates  of  brass  .    .     .      Montgomery.  677 

Light  of  life,  seraphic  Fire *  C.  Wesley.  13 

Like  morning  when  her  early  breeze   ....      T.  Moore.  336 

Like  shadows  gliding  o'er  the  plain     ....      /.  Taylor.  565 

Lo!  God  is  here;  let  us  adore Tersteegen.  23 

Lo  my  Shepherd's  hand  divine   .     .     .     (Ps.  23.)   Merrick.  491 

Look  up,  0  man,  behold  the  same  ....     T.  L.  Harris.  671 

Lord,  a  happy  child  of  Thine      ....  Anna  L.  Waring.  183 

Lord  and  Father,  great  and  holy      .     .     .     .  F.  W.  Farrar.  297 

Lord,  before  Thy  presence  come J.  Taylor.  47 

Lord,  deliver  us  we  pray Anon.  78 

Lord,  dismiss  us  with  Thy  blessing Anon.  149 

Lord,  forever  at  Thy  side *  Montgomery.  538 

Lord,  from  Thy  blessed  throne Nicoll.  691 

Lord,  I  believe  a  rest  remains C.  Wesley.  370 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES.  509 

HYMM 

Lord,  I  have  foes  without,  within    ....      Montfjomery.  354 

Lord,  in  Thee  I  place  my  trust Jleermann.  615 

Lord,  once  our  faith  in  man S.Johnson.  256 

Lord  of  all  being!  throned  afar 0.  W.  Holmes.  287 

Lord  of  eternal  truth  and  might Breviary.  162 

Lord  of  every  time  and  place *Bowring.  Ill 

Lord  of  the  families  below Anon.  208 

Lord  of  the  wide-extended  main C  Wesley.  268 

Lord,  subdue  our  selfish  will C.  Wesley.  209 

Lord,  Thy  glory  fills  the  heavens     .     .     .       Ancient  Hymns.  106 

Lord,  we  adore  Thy  vast  designs Watts.  314 

Lord,  what  offering  shall  we  bring J.  Taylor.  237 

Lord,  who  ordainest  for  mankind    ....     W.  C.  Bryant.  211 

Lo,  the  day  of  rest  declincth C.  Bobbins.  151 

Lo,  the  Eternal  is  our  Lord ! Anon.  517 

Lo,  the  lilies  of  the  field Bp.  Eeber.  322 

Love  divine,  all  love  excelling C.  Wesley.  14 

Love  for  all!  and  can  it  be S  Lonqfelloio.  345 

Love  on,  love  on,  but  not  the  things  that  own       Mrs.  Case.  529 

Lowly  and  solemn  be Mrs.  Hemans.  216 

Make  channels  for  the  stream  of  love  .     .     .    R.  C  Trench.  528 

May  freedom  speed  onward f.  G.  Whittier.  705 

Meet  and  right  it  is  to  sing Anon.  119 

Men  whose  boast  it  is  that  ye J.  R.  Lowell.  246 

Mighty  God,  the  first,  the  last W.  Gaskell.  289 

flighty  One,  before  whose  face W.  C.  Bryant.  233 

Mourn  for  the  thousands  slain Anon.  250 

Must  I  be  carried  to  the  skies *  Watts.  579 

My  conscience  be  my  crown  '. A7ion.  540 

My  Father,  when  around  me  spread     .     .     .       Jane  Roscoe.  610 

My  God,  in  life's  most  doubtful  hour   .     .        W.  H.  Hurlbut.  502 

My  God,  in  morning's  radiant  hoiu- Anon.  113 

My  God,  I  thank  Thee!  may  no  thought      .     .     A.  Norto7i.  591 

My  God,  my  Father,  blissful  name Anon.  308 

My  God,  my  Father,  while  I  stray  .     .     .     Charlotte  Elliott.  400 

My  God,  my  strength,  my  hope C.  Wesley.  384 

My  God,  permit  me  not  to  be Watts.  436 

My  God  protects ;  my  fears  begone      ....     C.  Wesley.  501 

My  heart  is  resting,  0  my  God!  ....  Anna  Ij.  Waring.  615 

My  Shepherd  is  the  living  Lord  .     .     .    (As.  23.)    SlernhoUl.  490 

My  Shepherd's  mighty  aid T.  Roberts.  492 


510  INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

HYMN 

My  soul  no  more  shall  strive  in  vain    .     .    .     *Mrs.  Steele.  420 

My  times  are  in  Thy  hands,  and  Thou     ....  Bowring.  465 

Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee Sarah  F.  Adams.  412 

No  human  eyes  Thy  face  may  see  .     .     .  T.  W.  Higginson.  276 

None  loves  me,  Father,  with  Thy  love      ....   German.  385 

No  seas  again  shall  sever H.  Bonar.  632 

Not  only  doth  the  voiceful  day    ....     W.  II.  Burleigh.  324 

Not  that  Thy  boundless  love,  0  God Anon.  592 

Not  with  the  flashing  peal E.  Davis.  248 

Now  from  the  altar  of  our  hearts "^ Mason.  62 

Now  gird  your  patient  loins  again    ....        W.  Croswell.  264 

Now  is  the  seed-time ;  God  alone     .     .     .       J.  G.  Whittier.  683 

Now  let  our  voices  join Doddridge.  713 

Now  on  sea  and  land  descending      .     .     .     .    S.  Longfellow.  58 

Now  that  the  sun  is  beaming  bright     .     .     .      St.  Ambrose.  159 

Now  with  creation's  morning  song Breviary.  152 

0  Almighty  God  of  love Wesleyan.  93 

0  Beauty,  old  yet  ever  new J.  G.  Whittier.  634 

0  be  not  faithless,  with  the  morn B.  Barton.  573 

0  blessed  Gospel,  glorious  news  for  man  .     .     .      Ashworth.  696 

0  blest  Creator  of  the  light Breviary.  177 

0  blest  is  he  to  whom  is  given F.  W.  Faher.  522 

0  blest  the  souls,  forever  blest Anon.  32 

0  come  and  dwell  in  me Wesleyan.  393 

0  come,  and  let  us  all  with  one  accord    .....   Anon.  104 

0  come.  Creator  Spirit  blest Breviary.  4 

0  come,  loud  anthems  let  us  sing     {Ps.  95  )  Tate  cf  Brady.  101 

0  draw  me.  Father,  after  Thee Moravian.  379 

0  Earth !  thy  Past  is  crowned     ....       ^T.  L.  Harris.  245 

O'er  silent  field  and  lonely  lawn Goethe.  165 

0  ever  on  our  earthly  path Anvn.  450 

0  fairest  born  of  Love  and  Light T.  G.  Whittier.  654 

0  Father,  compass  me  about Dreices.  362 

0  Father-Eye,  that  hath  so  truly  watclied    .     .     .    German.  11 

0  Father,  fix  this  wavering  will Anon.  368 

0  Father,  gladly  we  repose W.  Gaskell.  496 

0  Father,  lift  our  souls  above .  Anon.  87 

0  my  Father !  never  more       ....     *Anna  L.  Wanng.  423 

0  Father,  take  the  new-built  shrino     .     .     .     .  E.  E.  Hale.  223 

0  Father,  though  the  anxious  fear  .     .     .      Springfield  Coll.  50 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES.  511 

HYMN 

0  Father,  Avhen  the  softened  heart Anon.  534 

0  Father,  with  protecting  care    ....   Martineau's  Coll.  28 

0  for  a  faith  that  will  not  shrink Bath  Cull.  386 

0  for  a  heart  of  calm  repose Anon.  396 

0  for  a  heart  to  praise  my  God *  C  Wesley.  378 

O  for  that  flame  of  living  fire Anon.  640 

0  for  the  coming  of  the  end .   Anon.  707 

O  for  the  peace  which  floweth  as  a  river  .     .     .     H.  Bonar.  613 

0  Friend  of  Souls, 't  is  well  with  me Deszler.  513 

0  from  these  visions  dark  and  drear    ....       Bartrum.  352 

0  give  thanks  to  Him  who  made /.  Conder.  118 

0  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord Bathurst.  117 

O  God,  by  whom  the  seed  is  given Bp.  Heher.  133 

O  God,  in  whom  we  live  and  move      ...  5.   Longfellow.  294 

0  God,  0  Spirit,  Light  of  all  that  live      .     .     .    Tersteegen.  10 

0  God,  our  strength !  to  Thee  the  song Anon.  49 

0  God,  that  mad'st  the  earth  and  sky  ....    Bp.  Heher.  598 

0  God,  Thou  art  my  God  alone  ....       (Ps.  63.)  Anon.  470 

0  God,  Thou  Giver  of  all  good &.  Longfellow.  73 

0  God,  Thy  children,  gathered  here     .     .     .  S.  Longfelkm.  230 

0  God,  to  Thee  our  hearts  would  pay       .     .     .   W.  GasTcell.  200 

0  God,  to  Thee  who  first  hast  given Roscoe.  422 

0  God,  unseen,  yet  ever  near A7ion.  44 

0  God,  unworthy  of  Thy  boundless  love       ....    Amm.  34 

0  God,  we  praise  Thee  and  confess     ....  Bp.  Patrick.  107 

0  God,  who  knowest  how  frail  we  are     ...   W.  Gaskell.  82 

0  God,  whose  presence  glows  in  all     .    N.  L.  Frothingham.  26 

0  happy  soul,  that  lives  on  high Watts.  520 

0  help  us,  Lord,  each  hour  of  need      .     .    .  //.  H.  Milman.  94 

0  Holy  Father,  just  and  true J.  G.  Whittier.  259 

0  Holy  Father!  'mid  the  calm  ....      W.  U.  Burleigh.  64 

0  if  thy  brow  serene  and  calm Anon.  531 

0  know  ye  not  that  ye  ... */.  Johns.  536 

0  let  my  trembling  soul  be  still *Botvring.  455 

0  Lord,  how  happy  should  I  be Anon.  401 

0  Lord  of  Hosts,  Almighty  King     .     .     .     .   0.  W.  Holmes.  257 

0  Lord  of  seasons,  unto  Thee Anon.  192 

0  Lord,  Thy  heavenly  grace  impart    .     .     .    J.  F.  Oberlin.  421 

0  Lord,  where'er  Thy  people  meet Cowper.  29 

0  Love  Divine,  that  stoop'st  to  share  .     .     .    0.  W.  Holmes.  451 

0  Love !  how  cheering  is  thy  ray Wesleijan.  402 

0  Maker  of  the  fruits  and  flowers   .     .     .     .  J.  G.  Whittier.  266 


512  INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

HYMK 

0  my  God,  my  Father,  hear Anon.  347 

One  cup  of  healing  oil  and  wine Drummond.  526 

One  holy  church  of  God  appears     .     .     .     .   S.  Longfellow.  638 

One  prayer  I  have,  —  all  prayers  in  one  .     .      Montgomery.  483 

One  saint  to  another  I  heard  say.  How  long      .   Jones  Vei-y.  715 

Only  waiting  till  the  shadows Anon.  614 

On  mightier  wing,  in  loftier  flight *Bowring.  698 

0  not  alone  with  outward  sign J.  G.  Whiitier.  337 

0  not  to  fill  the  mouth  of  fame Anon.  425 

0  not  when  the  death  prayer  is  said    ....      J.  Wilson.  624 

Onward,  onward,  though  the  region     .     .     .     .     S.  Johnson.  584 

Onward  speed  thy  conquering  flight Anon.  700 

Open,  Lord,  my  inward  ear Wesley's  Hymns.  440 

0  present  still,  though  still  unseen W.  Scott.  145 

0  pure  Reformers !  not  in  vain J.  G.  Whiitier.  678 

0  richly,  Father,  have  I  been W.  H.  Furness.  346 

0  send  me  not  away !  for  I  would  drink      ....   Anon.  348 

0  shadow  in  a  sultry  land ! Anon.  59 

0  sometimes  gleams  upon  our  sight    .     .     .  J.  G.  Whittier.  670 

0  Source  Divine,  and  Life  of  all J.Sterling.  298 

0  Source  of  uncreated  Light *Dryden.  5 

0  spirit,  freed  from  earth *i/?-s.  Howitt.  620 

0  Spirit  of  the  living  God      ......       Montgomery.  701 

0  still  in  accents  sweet  and  strong      .     .    .    S.  Longfellow,  hlh 

0  suffering  Friend  of  human  kind  .     .     .     .  S.  G.  Bulfinch.  646 

0  that  Thou  wouldst  the  heavens  rend Anon.  689 

0  this  is  blessing,  this  is  rest      ....  Anna  L.  Waring.  475 

0  Thou,  ^  whose  divine  command     .     .     .     .     H.  Alford.  55 

0  Thou,  by  long  experience  tried   .     .     .     Madame  Guyon.  271 

0  Thou  Eternal  One,  whose  presence  bright     .    Derzhavin.  273 

0  Thou  great  Friend  to  all  the  sons  of  men       .     T.Parker.  644 

0  Thou  gi-eat  God,  whose  piercing  eye    .     .     .    Doddridge.  432 

0  Thou  great  Spirit  who  along  ....    Martineau's  Coll.  130 

0  Thou  in  whom  the  weary  find Wesleynn.  374 

0  Thou  Lord  of  Heaven  above   ....  Anna  L.  Waring.  395 

0  Thou  Lover  of  my  soul C.  Wesley.  350 

0  Thou  Swift  Witness,  come Anon.  692 

0  Thou,  the  primal  Fount  of  life  and  peace      .    J.  Sterling.  166 

0  Thou  true  Life  of  all  that  live      .     .     .      Lyra  Caiholica.  178 

0  Thou  to  whose  all-searching  sight   ....     Moravian.  355 

0  Thou  who  all  things  dost  control Anon.  358 

0  Thou  who  driest  the  mourner's  tear    .     .     .      T.  Moore.  600 


INDEX    OF    FIRST   LINES.  518 


HYMN 


0  Thou,  who  hast  at  Thy  command    .     .     .   3frs.  CoUerUL  86 

0  Thou,  who  hast  Thy  servants  taught   .     .     .    H.  AJford.  64 

0  Thou,  whose  liberal  sun  and  rain     .     .     .    S.  Longfellow.  225 

0  Thou,  who  sendest  sun  and  rain Anon.  235 

0  Thou,  whose  own  vast  temple  stands  .     .    W.  C.  Bryant.  222 

0  Thou  whose  power  o'er  moving  worlds     .       Dr.  Johnson.  16 

0  Thou,  whose  power  stupendous Italian.  255 

0  Thou,  whose  presence  went  before  .    .     .  J.  G.  Whittier.  253 

0  timely  happy,  timely  wise J.  Kthle.  153 

0  True  One  give  me  truth H.  Bonar.  388 

Our  Father  God,  not  face  to  face    .     .    .    .    E.  H.  Chapin.  80 

Our  Father,  God !  Thy  gracious  power    ....  Thomson.  305 

Our  Father,  God,  who  lovest  all C.  Wesley.  65 

Our  God  is  good;  in  every  place Zihn.  307 

Our  God,  our  God,  Thou  shinest  here      .     .     .     T.  II.  Gill.  668 

Our  God,  our  help  iu  ages  past  ....    (Ps.  90.)    Watts.  279 

Our  Heavenly  Father  hear Montgomery.  67 

Our  pathway  oft  is  wet  with  tears *B.  Barton.  524 

Our  praise  Thou  need'st  not,  but  Thy  love  ....   Anon.  447 

Out  from  the  heart  of  Nature  rolled      .     .     E.  W.  Emerson.  636 

Out  of  the  dark  the  circling  sphere       .     .     .    S.  Longfellow.  244 

Out  of  the  depths  of  woe     .     .     .     .  {Ps.  loO.)  Montgomery.  599 

0  what  is  man,  Great  Maker  of  mankind      .     .     .      Davies.  331 

0  where  are  kings  and  empires  now    .    .     .    .  A.  C.  Coxe.  639 

0  wherefore  this  dream  of  the  earthly  abode  J.  G.  Whittier.  652 

0  where  shall  rest  be  found Montgomery.  369 

0  while  Thou,  our  God,  art  nigh Anon.  243 

0  who  before  the  Righteous  God     .     .     .     .     .     Psalm  xv.  548 

0  worship  the  King,  all  glorious Grant.  102 

Part  in  peace,  with  deep  thanksgiving      .    Sarah  F.  Adams.  126 

Partners  of  a  glorious  hope Wesleyan.  228 

Peace  be  to  this  congregation Anon.  25 

Peace  of  God,  which  knows  no  measure Anon.  129 

Peace,  peace  on  earth,  the  heart  of  man  forever  S.  Longfellow.  708 

Peace,  troubled  soul,  thou  need'st  not  fear   ....  Anon.  453 

Pledge  of  our  glorious  home  afar Gutter.  650 

Praise  and  thanks  and  cheerful  love     ......   Anon.  189 

Praise  the  Lord,  ye  heavens  adore  Him    .      Psalm  cxLviii.  108 

Praise  to  God,  immortal  praise Episcopal  Cedl  207 

Prayer  is  the  soul's  sincere  desire    ....      Montgomery.  445 

Press  on,  press  on,  ye  sons  of  light Gaskell.  683 

Prisoners  of  hope,  be  strong,  be  bold Anon.  702 


514  INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

HYMN 

Quiet  as  a  peaceful  river Macklin.  478 

Quiet  from  God,  how  beautiful  to  keep Anon.  480 

Quiet  Lord,  my  froward  heart     ......  *J.  Ntwtun.  403 

Rejoice  believer,  in  the  Lord J.  Newton.  519 

Rejoice  in  God  alway Anon.  518 

Return  my  soul,  unto  thy  rest Montgomery.  367 

Rise,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings Anon.  411 

Rocked  in  the  cradle  of  the  deep     .         .      ^-Mrs.  Willard.  267 

Scorn  not  the  slightest  word  or  deed Anon.  572 

See  the  Lord,  thy  Helper  stand Wesley.  312 

Shall  this  life  of  mine  be  wasted H.  Bonar.  557 

Shall  we  grow  weary  in  our  watch  .     .     .     .  J.  G.  Whitiier.  541 

Shine  on  our  souls,  Eternal  God Doddrige.  89 

Silent  like  men  in  solemn  haste H.  Bonar.  578 

Sing  to  the  Lord  a  new,  glad  song Anon.  711 

Sing  to  the  Lord,  who  loud  proclaims  ....     Doddridge.  488 

Sing  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord Doddridge.  712 

Slavery  and  death  the  cup  contains Sargent.  249 

Slowly  by  God's  hand  unfurled Furness.  173 

Sons  of  men  behold  from  far Wesley.  697 

Soul !  celestial  in  thy  birth Briggs  Coll.  340 

Sovereign  and  transforming  Grace  ....      F.  H.  Hedge.  3 

Sow  in  the  morn  thy  seed Montgomery.  574 

Speak  with  us  Lord,  thyself  reveal      .     .     .     .  *  C.  Wesley.  40 

Spirit  divine  attend  our  prayer Anon.  9 

Spirit  of  peace  and  love  and  power      ....  */.  Wesley.  72 

Spirit  of  the  Living  God Anon.  333 

Spirit  sent  from  God  above Wesley.  441 

Sport  of  the  changeful  mulitude      .     .     .     .  J.  G.  Whittier.  651 

Still,  still  with  Thee,  when  purple  morning  .     .  Mrs.  Stoioe.  155 

Sti'ong-souled  Reformer,  whose  far-seeing  faith     S.  Johnson.  653 

Sunlight  of  the  heavenly  day      ....  Anna  L.  Waring.  197 

Supreme  and  universal  light H.  Moore.  91 

Supreme  Disposer  of  the  heart Breviary.  706 

Sweetest  Joy  the  soul  can  know Gerlia7'dt.  408 

Sweet  is  the  fading  light  of  eve Edmesion.  61 

Sweet  is  the  prayer  whose  holy  stream Anon.  443 

Sweet  is  the  solace  of  Thy  love  ....  Anna  L.  Waring.  468 

Take  my  heart,  0  Father !  mould  it Anon.  556 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES.  515 

UYMS 

Teach  me,  my  God  and  King Chn.  Psnbnist.  570 

Teach  us  to  pray -'1"^«-  «6 

Tell  me  not  in  mournful  numbers     .     .      //.   W.  Longfdluio.  567 

Tender  mercies  on  my  way ^nna  Warinrj.  180 

Thanks  to  God  for  these  who  came       ....      *./•  Johns.  656 

That  blessed  law  of  Thine Wesleyan.  391 

That  might  of  faith,  0  Lord,  bestow    ......   Anon.  387 

The  bird  let  loose  in  Eastern  skies T.  Moore.  413 

The  breaking  waves  dashed  high     ....    Mrs.  Hemans.  664 

The  bud  will  soon  become  a  flower Tones  Very.  563 

The  Christian  warrior,  see  him  stand  .     .     .      Montgomery.  581 

The  darkened  sky,  how  thick  it  lowers    .     .     .     Doddridfje.  595 

The  daylight  is  fading  o'er  earth Anon.  167 

The  dead  are  like  the  stars  by  day      .     .         .     •     Barton.  625 

The  dwellings  of  the  free  resound Anon.  263 

The  earth  all  light  and  loveliness Mrs.  Miles.  190 

The  fountain  in  its  source Mad.  Gvyon.  419 

The  heavenly  spheres  to  Thee,  0  God      ....  Bowring.  323 

The  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain     ....  Drennan.  286 

The  light  pours  down  from  heaven Anon.  699 

The  Lord  is  just;  this  is  His  throne Anon.  292 

The  Lord  is  King!  lift  up  thy  voice Conder.  282 

The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd  .     .     .     .  {Ps.  23.)   Montgomery.  489 

The  loving  Friend  to  all  who  bowed    .     .     .   >S.  Longfelloto.  642 

The  ocean  looketh  up  to  heaven      .     .     .     .J.G.  Whittier.  321 

The  offerings  to  Thy  throne  which  rise     ....  Bowring.  48 

The  Past  is  dark  with  sin  and  shame   .     .  T.  W.  ITigginson.  684 

The  Past  yet  lives  in  all  its  truth,  0  God      .  F.  P.  Appleton.  667 

The  path  of  life  we  walk  to-day      T.  G.  Whittier.  144 

The  peace  which  God  bestows *J/r.s.  Hemans.  131 

There  is  a  book,  who  runs  may  i-ead J-  Keble.  325 

There  is  a  state  unknown,  unseen    ....      Jane  Taylor.  628 

There  is  a  world  eye  hath  not  seen       ......   Anon.  449 

There 's  a  strife  we  all  must  wage Baljinch.  582 

There  's  nothing  bright  above,  below    ....      T.  Moore.  319 

The  Saints  on  earth  and  those  above    ....€.  Wesley.  630 

The  Spirit  in  our  hearts Anon.  338 

The  Spirits  of  the  loved  and  the  departed     ....   Anon.  626 

The  uplifted  eye  and  bended  knee Doddridge.  527 

The  "Will  Divine  that  woke  a  waiting  time   .     .     S.  Johnson.  657 
The  World  may  change  from  old  to  new  .    Sarah  F.  Adams.     523 

They  who  on  the  Lord  rely Sj).  of  the  Psalms.    496 


516  INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

HYMN 

Think  gently  of  the  erring  one 3Ilss  Fletcher.  530 

Thirsting  for  a  living  spring F.  P.  Appleton.  36 

This  child  we  dedicate  to  Thee   ....       W.  Boston  Coll.  212 

This  is  the  first  and  great  command Roscoe.  525 

Thou  art  my  God,  my  soul  desires  no  other      .     .     .   Anon.  469 

Thou  art,  0  God,  the  life  and  light T.  Moore.  318 

Thou  biddest.  Lord,  thy  sons  be  bold  ....     T.  H.  Gill.  428 

Thou  from  whom  all  blessings  flow Wesley.  334 

Though  faint,  yet  pursuing,  we  go  on  our  way      .  Beddome.  474 

Though  I  speak  with  angel  tongues Lange.  532 

Though  lonely  be  thy  path,  fear  not Anon.  606 

Thou  givest  Thy  rest,  0  Lord Anon.  53 

Thou  Grace  Divine,  encircling  all    ...     .  Eliza  Scudder.  299 

Thou,  great  Creator,  art  possessed Breviary.  371 

Thou  great  and  sacred  Lord  of  all Anon.  539 

Thou  hast  fallen  in  thine  armor J.  G.   Whittier.  679 

Thou  hidden  love  of  God,  whose  height    .     .     .      Moravian.  373 

Thou  hidden  source  of  calm  repose      ....     C.  Wesley.  481 

Thou  infinite  in  love Mrs.  Miles.  597 

Thou  long  disowned,  reviled,  opprest  .     .     .  Eliza  Scudder.  680 

Thou,  Lord,  art  Light,  Thy  native  ray     ,      Freylinghausen.  45 

Thou  Lord  of  Hosts,  whose  guiding     .     0.  B.  Froihingham.  232 

Thou  Lord  of  life,  whose  tender  care Anon.  43 

Thou  must  be  born  again *  Johns.  341 

Thou  Power  and  Peace,  in  whom  we  find     .     .     .  Breviary.  2 

Thousands,  0  Lord,  of  souls  this  day  .    .     .    *  Montgomery.  56 

Thou  seest  my  feebleness Wesleyan.  361 

Thou  strong  and  loving  God  in  man Anon.  416 

Thou  that  art  strong  to  comfort *Mrs.  Eowitt.  596 

Thou  who  dwell'st  enthroned  above     ....  Sandys  alVd.  114 

Thou  whose  Almighty  Word Marriott.  695 

Thou  whose  glad  summer  yields S.  Johnson.  229 

Through  all  the  various  shifting  scene      ....       Collett.  315 

Through  all  this  life's  eventful  road GasTcell.  561 

Throughout  the  hours  of  darkness Breviary.  185 

Through  the  changes  of  the  day Anon.  179 

Through  the  day  Thy  love  hath  spared  us    ...    .   Anon.  182 

Thy  bounteous  hand  with  food  can  bless      ....  Heber.  143 

Thy  goodness,  Lord,  our  souls  confess      ,...'.  Anon.  300 

Thy  kingdom  come !  for  here      ....      *H.  Mariineau.  687 

Thy  kingdom  come !     The  heathen  land  .     .    Emily  Taylor.  686 

Thy  kingdom  come,  with  power  and  grace  .     .     C.  Wesley.  71 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES.  517 

HYMN 

Thy  name,  Almighty  Lord Watts.  125 

Thy  name  be  hallowed  evermore Moravian.  74 

Thy  presence,  ever-living  God Doddridge.  134 

Thy  servants  in  the  temple  watched    .     .  Sj>.  of  the  Psalms.  714 

Thy  way  is  on  the  deep,  0  Lord '   .   Anon.  601 

Thy  will  be  done  in  devious  way Boioring.  459 

Thy  will  be  done,  I  will  not  fear      ....       Jane  Roscoe.  603 

Thy  word,  0  Lord,  like  gentle  dews German.  681 

'T  is  gone,  that  bright  and  orbed  blaze     ....  J.  Keble.  170 

'T  is  winter  now:  the  fallen  snow    ....    S.  Longfellow.  193 

To-day  beneath  Thy  chastening  eye    .     .     .  J.  G.  Whittier.  366 

To  Light,  that  shines  in  stars  and  souls    .     .     .     S.  Johison.  221 

To-morrow,  Lord,  is  Thine Doddridge.  564 

To  Thee,  my  God,  my  days  are  known    .    .     .    Doddridge.  290 

To  Thee,  0  God,  whose  face Anon.  213 

To  Thee,  the  Lord  Almighty Gashell.  124 

To  the  Father's  love  we  trust Anon.  220 

To  the  haven  of  Thy  breast Methodist.  351 

To  the  hills  I  lift  mine  eyes    ....     (Ps.  121.)    Wesley.  508 

To  the  Truth  that  makes  us  free Furness.  31 

To  Thine  eternal  arms,  0  God    .     .     .     .   T.  W.  Eigginson.  35 

True  Sun,  upon  our  souls Breviary.  161 

Unchangeable,  all-perfect  Lord Lange.  274 

Unite,  my  roving  thoughts,  unite Doddridge.  433 

Up  to  the  throne  of  God  is  borne Wordsworth.  163 

Up  to  those  bright  and  gladsome  hills  .     .     .      H.  Vaughan.  507 

Wait,  0  my  soul !  thy  Maker's  will     ....     *Beddome.  454 

Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  heirs  of  hope      ....    Doddridge.  542 

We  all,  0  Father,  all  are  Thine *Dyer.  497 

We  are  living,  we  are  dwelling A.  C.  Coxe.  675 

We  ask  not,  Father,  the  repose Anon.  477 

We  bless  thee  for  this  sacred  day    ....     Mrs.  Gihnan.  52 

Weep  thou,  0  mourner Anon.  608 

We  follow,  Lord,  where  Thou  dost  lead Anon.  429 

We  have  no  tears  Thou  wilt  not  dry    .     .     .     .     .    Kiinball.  607 

We  love  the  venerable  house R.  W.  Emerson.  224 

We  love  this  outward  world Anon.  589 

We  praise  Thee,  Lord,  with  earliest  morning's  ray   Franck.  103 

We  pray  for  truth  and  peace W.  H.  Hurlbut.  493 

We  stand  unto  our  God,  how  near T.  H.  Gill.  41 


518  INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 


HYMN 


Westward,  Lord,  the  world  alluring    .     .     .     .  A.  C  Coxe.  236 

We  the  weak  ones,  we  the  sinners T.  B.  Gill.  431 

We  wait  in  faith,  in  prayer  we  wait Ano7i.  716 

We  will  not  weep,  for  God  is  standing  by  us  IV.  H.  Hurlbut.  494 

What  needs  a  conscience  clear  and  briglit    .     //.  Vaughan.  546 

What  shall  we  ask  of  God  in  prayer    .     .     .      Montgomery.  79 

When  darkness  long  has  veiled  my  mini      .     .     .     Cowper.  462 

When  driven  by  oppression's  rod W.  P.  Ltmt.  666 

When  for  me  the  silent  oar Anon.  617 

When  I  am  weak,  I  'm  strong     .     .     .    JV.  L.  Frothingliam.  473 

When  my  love  to  man  grows  weak Anon.  645 

When  on  devotion's  seraph  wing Mrs.  Miles.  631 

Wlien  thirst  for  power  or  for  gold Anon.  97 

When  up  to  mighty  skies  we  gaze Sterling.  329 

When  warmer  suns  and  bluer  skies Anon.  188 

When  winds  are  raging  o'er  the  upper  ocean      H.  B.  Stowe.  479 

Where  is  thy  sting,  0  death Bowring.  618 

While  now  Thy  throne  of  grace  we  seek      .     .     C.  Bobbins.  39 

While  Thee  I  seek,  Protecting  Power  .     Bthn  M.  Williams.  484 

While  the  stars  unnumbered  roll Doddridge.  184 

While  yet  the  youthful  spirit  bears      .     .     .    L.  E.  Landon.  234 

Why,  thou  never-setting  Light Russian.  357 

Wild  was  the  day,  the  wintry  sea    ....    W.  C.  Bryant.  665 

Wilt  Thou  not  visit  me Jones  Very.  410 

With  glory  clad,  with  strength      {Ps.  93.)    Tate  and  Brady.  281 

Within  Thy  circling  arms  we  lie Anon.  288 

With  one  consent  let  all  the  earth    .     .     .     Tate  and  Brady.  100 

With  silence  only  for  their  benediction     .     .  J.  G.  Whiitier.  609 

Word  of  Life,  most  pure,  most  strong      ....    German.  682 

Wouldst  thou  in  thy  lonely  hour Anon.  444 

Yea,  I  will  extol  Thee (Ps.  30.)    Montgomery.  510 

Ye  joyous  ones,  upon  whose  brow  .     .     .   B.  ff.  Waterston.  652 

Ye  servants  of  the  Lord Doddridge.  543 

Yes,  for  me,  for  me  He  careth H.  Bonar.  309 

Yes,  prayer  is  strong,  and  God  is  good     .     .     .  Flint's  Coll.  440 


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